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I was under the impression that Australia is much much more conservative in general compare to USA.

• derefr 13y ago
  ("Conservative" doesn't necessarily mean "socially paternalistic along Old-Testament Christian lines" in most countries, though; thus the question.)
• vacri 13y ago
  Both of of the US's major political parties are more conservative than the Australian major conservative party. Particularly when it comes to fighting crime (when our police started fucking up with SWAT tactics, they were stopped in short order) and waging war. Outside of politics, it really depends on what you look at. There's certainly a strong urge to conform in mainstream anglo America (clipped lawns, identical houses, visible laundry is unsightly, etc) that doesn't really have a parallel here, but on the other hand, Americans are a bit more socially outgoing than Australians.
  • Wingman4l7 13y ago
    AU political party names were very confusing for me; the Liberal party is politically conservative, and both parties are more liberal than the US. =P AU successfully managed to de-militarize its police force? The US needs to use you guys as a case study! However, I suspect that you were only able to do that because of your very low tolerance for firearms violence, as evidenced by the near-complete disarmament of your civilian population via that massive buyback program & subsequent legislation after the Port Arthur massacre. I wouldn't be surprised if US citizens like the idea of a militarized police, ready to respond with overwhelming force to whatever movie-plot terrorists happen to pop up.