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Hangover from the cold war is my guess. The US is at the extreme compared to other western democracies on a lot of the old cold war battle lines regarding gove
by slg 7y ago
Hangover from the cold war is my guess. The US is at the extreme compared to other western democracies on a lot of the old cold war battle lines regarding governments role in everyday life. Some examples include the generally pro private business environment and our objection to a greater social safety net including public healthcare.
- BrandonMarc 7y agoAnother side effect of the cold war - apathy. If the human race is going to nuke itself soon, anyway, what's the point doing things the right way, especially if that may make gas or food x% more expensive. The fear of Armageddon is less now, but the defense mechanism takes far longer to wear off.
- iguy 7y agoBut the big swing to environmental protection happened right in the middle of the cold war.