This article exposes  some of the lies many of us tell our selves about our selves as a nation. American exceptionalism, among other things, means never taking responsibility for our abuses. The chickens are coming home to roost. The world is being forced to admit that we are not as honest or as moral as we have claimed. We elected Trump. At best, we are just less evil than the "others", who ever they are. We will be in a better place when we decide all lives matter.