[unkus]

There is no more appreciation of where we came from or how we got here. Everything is taken for granted. Therefore, no sense of belonging to something unique and exceptional. American exceptionalism is no longer part of the glue that used to bind us together as “Americans”. It’s very sad.

[Gondring]

There is no more appreciation of where we came from or how we got here. Everything is taken for granted.

That's definitely true.