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I disagree with you on the second point. We're unarguably more conservative than many countries in Europe; we follow your lead, not the other way around. I look towards Europe as the forecast for what America will be like in 20 years.

I should have been born 50 or 100 years ago; liberalism has taken root and has become something that we can't stop any longer. Socialism, multiculturalism, excessive globalism, feminism, and all these other -isms seem to take root in Western Europe then spread here, so I find myself with very good reason to observe France, the UK, Sweden, Germany, and the like as a prediction of what America is soon to become.
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That's fair enough, but it can still be a two way street. I was more referring to the impact of the US economy on its own rather than its social leanings. My main go-to impression was the impact was the GFC. A short-sighted policy in the US allowed some banks to tip over and make waves the world over. When stuff like that happens, people tend to pay attention to what the US is doing.

Also, I'm not from Europe.

Edit: Alrighty, Vec, I'll stop :P