You insist on using the word "pride", which Rayiner didn't. If you'd like, I'll stipulate that ordinary Americans shouldn't feel "proud" of Google, so that we can move back to the actual discussion of whether Americans should "take a little credit for" Google.
The discussion was started by Tepix which referred to pride. And no, merely being American does not give you credit for Google. For most people, it's very hard to know if they've made the environment better or worse for Google.
