Updated 11 February 2020
As much as he is still admired around the world by those who believe in liberal democrats, I think the one great disservice that Barack Obama did was incessantly pushing (or harping about) "American Exceptionalism". It certainly continued fed the ego of the nation and populace into believing, or deluding themselves, that they are some perfect and invincible populace that they may not be. Perhaps no one looks in the mirror but the warts and all are all probably seen perfectly clearly by outsiders.
This arrogance may come at a price if the old adage, "pride comes before a fall" proves true. Blinded by this myth, Americans are so proud and sure of themselves that they think that what has happened to others cannot possibly happen to them.
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