exceptionalists
"We're uniquely special" proponents
People who believe their nation, group, or cause is exempt from ordinary rules or historical patterns.
American exceptionalists hold that the United States occupies a unique position among nations.
The term often carries critical undertones, suggesting the belief is self-serving or delusional: The exceptionalists never think the consequences will apply to them.
From the U.S.
- patrioticDevoted to homeland
- supremacistBeliever in group dominance
- manifest destinyObvious, inescapable fate
- superiorityHigher rank or quality
jingoistic · nationalist · chauvinistic · hegemony · nativist · unilateralist · triumphalist · imperialist
Excessive self-importance
- hubrisRuinous excessive confidence
- blind spotArea of blocked perception
- hypocrisyPretense of virtue
- denialRefusal to accept reality
double standards · myopia · self-congratulatory · smugness · complacency · delusion · narcissism · naivety
Those having faith
- adherentsLoyal supporters of something
- ideologuesAdherents of fixed doctrines
- proponentsSupporters of a position
- advocatesThose who support causes
doctrinaire · zealots · purists · fundamentalists · hardliners · true believers · champions · apologists
American
From the U.S.
- patrioticDevoted to homeland
- supremacistBeliever in group dominance
- manifest destinyObvious, inescapable fate
superiority · jingoistic · nationalist · chauvinistic · hegemony · nativist · unilateralist · triumphalist · imperialist · isolationist
arrogance
Excessive self-importance
- hubrisRuinous excessive confidence
- blind spotArea of blocked perception
- hypocrisyPretense of virtue
denial · double standards · myopia · self-congratulatory · smugness · complacency · delusion · narcissism · naivety · overconfidence
believers
Those having faith
- adherentsLoyal supporters of something
- ideologuesAdherents of fixed doctrines
- proponentsSupporters of a position
advocates · doctrinaire · zealots · purists · fundamentalists · hardliners · true believers · champions · apologists · partisans
exceptionalistsuniversalists
Believers in common principles
internationalists · cosmopolitans · globalists · egalitarians · multilateralists
- human exceptionalism
- American exceptionalismBelief U.S. is uniquely virtuous