> Do you understand by this logic, basically any profession can fit "xxx make America what it is". At least "programmers make America what it is" is certainly t

> Do you understand by this logic, basically any profession can fit "xxx make America what it is". At least "programmers make America what it is" is certainly true. The error you're making is treating all kinds of "important" as equivalent. Your 3) should be something more like "democracy is an important part of American identity." Programming may be important to America today, but it's not really part of its identity.