This interesting article looks at the language we use about history — especially that of the Civil War (or should it be called War of Rebellion):
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The American-Western European Values Gap American Exceptionalism Subsides UPDATED FEBRUARY 29, 2012
Not new, but interesting! “As has long been the case, American values differ from those of Western Europeans in many important ways. Most notably, Americans are more individualistic and are less supportive of a strong safety net than are the publics of Britain, France, Germany and Spain.”
http://www.pewglobal.org/2011/11/17/the-american-western-european-values-gap/
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