The real issue is American Exceptionalism which has its core in the founding documents that made this country great. A small federal government that left the citizens free to own property and be freemen and women. Since we went from nothing to the moon in in 193 years (1969-1776) I’d say that was something never done before nor since. Those that want to rule can’t tolerate the self-rule works and so that have divided us so they can conquer us. We let them when the ACLU won the case that separated the church and state (in 1947 Everson v. Board of Education) and then under Johnson making it illegal for the church to speak on politics by giving the IRS the ability to remove their tax free status. As God was removed for the government the devil moved in and unless we throw him out we are domed. I speak figuratively here as the devil manifests himself as a progressive. Like Eve promising all kinds of wonders if you will turn away from God and believe in the state.