In the real world, the solution is to emphasize spiritual values, for American to return to spiritual values. The solution is not to combat non spiritual values with our own brand of non spiritual values. In thousands of years of so called "progress" man is no less contented with life. Why? The goal of man has not been to achieve contentment in life. America has been blessed with so much, and for all of the chances we have been given to achieve contentment through cooperation and spiritual values, American has chosen to promote greed and never a never ending cycle of desire, fulfillment of the desire which leads to bigger desires, which leads to either unending greed or anger...never contentment.
Hmm, it's not like the rest of the human race is any better of course, less successful but certainly not much different. At any rate that exactly what's causing progress and innovation, what you [disingenuously] preaching is:
America is not progressing spiritually. I am not talking about religion. I am talking about genuine spiritual values. Innovation without spiritual progress leads to destruction.
Capitalism is not being practiced in America. Greed at the expense of others is being practiced. Materialism has become more important than spiritual values. That's why we are falling and failing as a society.