Countries exist because people created them. Sometimes its mostly a historical accident or a product of geography. Each country has its own unique history but none of them exist because of the land they occupy. there are natural boundaries such as mountain ranges, but without the people they are just features.
America is the country the people make it today not what it was when it was founded or 30 years ago. As the people change so will America. Some like to argue that the country is what they imagine it was. Generally, they have a Norman Rockwell sort of America. That America sort of existed for a certain percentage of Americans, but not all of them. I doubt it existed for a majority.
Many others had a totally different experience especially considering the problems faced by the country and its peoples. American values existed but how they were applied varied based on who you were and where you lived. Poor white people impacted by the Dust Bowl were having problems and weren't welcome everywhere.
America today is prosperous and growing. Some Americans resent the success and gains of groups traditionally disadvantaged in this country. They want to revert to those good old days.
They can't, things move forward, even if the advance is slow and faltering at times.
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