>That American spirit and innovativeness is unmatched and capable of overcoming any obstacles. marketing hype. That's what America is good at it. Yes, America

>That American spirit and innovativeness is unmatched and capable of overcoming any obstacles. marketing hype. That's what America is good at it. Yes, America is a leader in innovation and technology and business. No, there is not something "exceptional" about the US or Americans relative to other free market, liberal countries that makes it "capable of overcoming any obstacle" other than its very large market size, possession of a resource-rich landmass with a relatively small population density. Yet instead of recognizing their luck and good fortune, Americans tell the world things like: God chose us, we are exceptional people, we are special, etc., which is nonsense.