from “if p, then q, then not-p, then [proposition 2]” 2.0 sometimes God dies 2.1 and there is no longer a totality 2.2 so the nation-state is created 2.2a to fill the void 2.3 the nation = 1 2.4 but also contains many 1s 2.5 the nation = 1 > 1 2.6 this is called American exceptionalism 2.6a an exception is a limit 2.6b a limit is a horizon 2.6c a horizon is a form of destiny 2.6d therefore, American exceptionalism is a form of Americanness understood as having a limit 2.6d1 a limit of delimits 2.6d2 or a limitless limit, always limiting 2.7 it sounds so exhausting 2.8 it exhausts itself and everyone else like so much time pollution from “if p, then q, then not-p, then [proposition 3]” 3.0 the nation is a 1 3.1 that creates many 1s 3.1a in its image 3.1b it ’s as if there are cameras on every corner 3.1c the contemporary city is so erotic 3.2 that is called becoming a citizen 3.3 a citizen = 1 < 1 3.4 the subtraction inherent in value 3.5 the violen...