Like seriously

The Conservative Party in the UK introduced gay marriage in the UK whereas its US equivalent (the Republicans) are mostly resisting it.

It seems to be that the conservative UK parties are equal to the liberal US parties. So liberal UK parties like Labour or the Liberal Democrats seem crazy to Americans.

There are so many parties in Europe that resemble socialism that could never survive in the US. And also the fact that gun control is accepted by so many western countries and not considered a liberal thing but it is in America...

So why is it like this? It's not like communism is still a threat Why do politicians and the population resist the introduction of free healthcare etc. and other measures that would improve their standard of life and put their country one step forward. The US is supposed to be a world leader but it seems so backwards.

Bible Belt. Plus Republicans count on Tea Party votes, the Tea Party isn't big enough to stand on its own so it lives through the Republican party.

The young Republicans support gay marriage and want the older ones to either say YES to gay marriage or remain silent and not say anything damaging.

Isn't the US the most religious developed country? I think that's your answer.

The Republicans in the past used to be highly liberal, things took a turn.

Anyway, it's mostly the old republicans (they'll die out soon) who are like that the younger ones are more liberal.

And there's the South which is conservative, the North and West coasts are more liberal. However since the South has a little more power those those areas we are stuck in that position. Also the republicans hate democrats so they'll never agree to what the other party says.

Coolest person is right on the money. In fact, in some states like Nevada the Republican party removed their opposition to gay marriage from the Party Platform.

Democrats have a dark chapter in history too, but at some point they became super left while the Republicans became super right. There's rarely any in-between like UK.

It's just the south. The north is very very liberal.

The South.

Where I live (New England/Northeast), and in most of the major population centers, people are very liberal.

The Puritan's longlasting impact. It's ironic that we've clung to Victorian ideals way past British society.

If America is too conservative then what are places like Russia and the Middle East considered?

We may have our fair share of ignorant people in America but im glad that as a gay man I live in this country. id rather not have the right to marry than not have the right to live.

old people.

Are California and New York the most liberal states in the US?

I don't even think Murrica is that bad, seriously most people in my country are retarded reactionaries and fascists that hates anything related to the left party, most of them even ask for a new military intervenction, I would rather live in a US' liberal state like CA or NY than here.

Those two are both very liberal, but I'd argue that my state, Massachusetts, is the most liberal.

Ah, Massachusetts, the academic state

Only the flop states are conservative

That's not really fair. The UK just got gay marriage legalized this year, whereas Massachusetts has had it for over a decade. The US isn't like a single European country because it is so huge and diverse by comparison. There are a lot of viewpoints, and yeah some are pretty moronic.

Guns have hit the point of no return; they aren't going away, but there needs to be tighter restrictions and lobbying by groups like the NRA need to be curtailed. Healthcare is here now, it won't be repealed and the only reasons Republicans are so up in arms is because they know it's going to work and that lessens the kickbacks from insurance providers that the Reagan years gave them.

The US has plenty of problems, but the UK is currently looking to leave the EU (do we all remember why this institution was formed?!) and has very strong demos with anti-immigration views which can be considered very conservative.

Euroscepticism isn't due to racism and Eurosceptics aren't racist. The UKIP party encourages controlled immigration from countries all over the world, specifically the Commonwealth, much like the US has the Visa system. The problem is that Britain is a small island and is home to 60+ million people. By allowing anyone from Europe we attract benefit/health tourists as well as people with criminal convictions, e.g. Alice Gross's murderer previously was convicted of murdering his wife in Latvia but under EU laws we had to let him in.

Euroscepticism is also infiltrating the Labour party with the only party still fully committed to EU membership being the Lib Dems and they're a flop now. It's more a matter of sovereignty and the fact that some school classes are now 50+ kids, with British nationals not being allowed to enroll their child into a primary school a mile away because it prioritises those of ethnic minorities, so the nationals' child has to go to a school 15 miles away.

Also, the EU was formed from the European Economic Community and so formed for economic reasons. It has since branched out and now forces new countries to change their currency to the Euro and takes some justice rights away from countries.

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