That's the exact way it was used and it is pretentious, because it dismisses our culture and country as something fleeting.
The phrase "the American experiment" may be a common phrase, but it doesn't say "we are fundamentally unique compared to other democracies;" it simply says "our exact experience is unique." Same can be said, with meaning, for any country.
That's the exact way it was used and it is pretentious, because it dismisses our culture and country as something fleeting.
The phrase "the American experiment" may be a common phrase, but it doesn't say "we are fundamentally unique compared to other democracies;" it simply says "our exact experience is unique." Same can be said, with meaning, for any country.