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Reasons for why [[England]] is substantially more [[liberal]] than the [[United States]] include: | Reasons for why [[England]] is substantially more [[liberal]] than the [[United States]] include: | ||
| − | + | *England lacks socially [[conservative]] intellectuals, perhaps due to its [[atheist]]ic-controlled university system | |
| − | *England lacks socially [[conservative]] intellectuals, perhaps due to its | ||
*workers unions are far more powerful in England than in the United States | *workers unions are far more powerful in England than in the United States | ||
*[[gun control]] dominates England -- negating a healthy attitude of [[self-defense]] -- in contrast with the United States | *[[gun control]] dominates England -- negating a healthy attitude of [[self-defense]] -- in contrast with the United States | ||
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*The welfare state in England is so thoroughly entrenched and used by people dependent on the government that any attempt by a conservative to reform it is met with hostility. | *The welfare state in England is so thoroughly entrenched and used by people dependent on the government that any attempt by a conservative to reform it is met with hostility. | ||
*England has never been as [[isolationist]] as the US and participates more in liberal-leaning groups like the [[European Union]] where it could be influenced. The US's characteristic way of being different allows for a more conservative view point. | *England has never been as [[isolationist]] as the US and participates more in liberal-leaning groups like the [[European Union]] where it could be influenced. The US's characteristic way of being different allows for a more conservative view point. | ||
| + | *Unlike the [[federalism]] and decentralized government in the United States, England has centralized government that enables a small number of liberals to exercise more influence. | ||
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Reasons for why England is substantially more liberal than the United States include:
- England lacks socially conservative intellectuals, perhaps due to its atheistic-controlled university system
- workers unions are far more powerful in England than in the United States
- gun control dominates England -- negating a healthy attitude of self-defense -- in contrast with the United States
- people in England actually believe in the theory of evolution, unlike most of the United States
- churches have been in sharp decline in England, causing people to worship government instead
- a state-run church that became a social bureaucracy over time
- lack of freedom of speech that fully protects criticism of public officials and everyone else
- the United States began as a rebellion against liberalism in England, both when the colonies were settled and by the American Revolution
- The welfare state in England is so thoroughly entrenched and used by people dependent on the government that any attempt by a conservative to reform it is met with hostility.
- England has never been as isolationist as the US and participates more in liberal-leaning groups like the European Union where it could be influenced. The US's characteristic way of being different allows for a more conservative view point.
- Unlike the federalism and decentralized government in the United States, England has centralized government that enables a small number of liberals to exercise more influence.