US American Viagra--the psychological potency pill

Frequently I am asked to coach individuals about their cultural profile and to give examples of how that profile may fit or conflict with the cultural values of others. Take control, for example--the value here is being in charge of one's own life and then environment in which one lives. 

I suggest, for example, that many USians have been reluctant to act against environmental degradation, despite the evidence, not because we don't care about the environment, but because we have the belief, that "If we break it, we can fix it." In other words, we, the "can-do" people have the know-how, and if not, the investigative imagination to solve any problem and meet any challenge, environmental, educational, scientific, financial or political, if we put our minds to it. Demagoguery can easily dole out this psychological viagra for a variety of special interests. 

The evidence against this omnipotence, seems to be mounting against us in these many areas. Not that we cannot solve problems and exercise great creativity. We have frequently done so, and our great diversity has been our asset, but the assumption that we are on top of things effortlessly ever needs reexamination. Optimism is perhaps better than pessimism, but perhaps a bit more skepticism and criticism are needed to keep them in line. Fortunately there are a few politically incorrect shots are being taken at excessive optimism in the land of no small eggs. A pill to counteract US chirpiness?