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*Churches have been in sharp decline in England, causing people to worship government instead | *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 | *A state-run church that became a social bureaucracy over time | ||
| − | * | + | *freedom of speech was only guaranteed as of the year 2000 nearly 300 years after the US<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk/946400.stm#expression</ref> |
*The United States began as a rebellion against liberalism in England, both when the colonies were settled and by the [[American Revolution]] | *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. | *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. | ||
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*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. | *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. | ||
*They are a much older country, and humans naturally adapt and become more open and accepting of new ideas with time. | *They are a much older country, and humans naturally adapt and become more open and accepting of new ideas with time. | ||
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[[Category:Mystery]] | [[Category:Mystery]] | ||
Revision as of 01:47, July 19, 2011
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 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
- freedom of speech was only guaranteed as of the year 2000 nearly 300 years after the US[1]
- 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 socialist-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.
- They are a much older country, and humans naturally adapt and become more open and accepting of new ideas with time.