[Superman]

Legion, your tome started out nice but then went wacky. Moses, what the heck are you thinking?

The ability, opportunity to fail is critical. I am a labor guy, and interested in Organizational Behavior stuff. When a worker is afraid to fail, because the employer is not tolerant of failure, then risks are not taken and quantum breakthroughs are not found. Where a worker's glorious failures are celebrated....there is freedom to take risks and there is potential for amazing breakthroughs. But most companies are nto sufficiently tolerant of failure.

America is, overall, VERY tolerant of failure. Welfare helps. People know that they will be saved from starvation. Worst case scenario does not mean fighting for your life. So.....I would not agree that America stifles creativity. Indeed, it provides a fairly ideal safety net for those who wish to take risks.

Of course, not everyone is inclined that way. But that's a different discussion.