However, let's be honest here. All traditionally chrstian nations suffer from this problem of considering themselves the "new Israel," their homelands the "holy land," and their founders as sent directly from Heaven. The attitude attributed to Cruz and Beck here is essentially no different from the chrstian nationalism of the Armenians, Ethiopians, Greeks, Spanish, etc.
That’s a very good point. Historically most nations tend to subscribe to a heavy dose of divinely ordained exceptionalism, especially when they are “riding the wave,” being at or near the apex of their power in the world.