2007-01-07 13:35:14 · 9 answers · asked by spider 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Because 300 years ago, all the religious zealots left Europe and came here.
2007-01-07 13:41:04 · answer #1 · answered by Overt Operative 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Because of the difference in history and experience. Europe has gone thru a number of trials that America has not. There was a time when Europe was the more conservative than North America.
2007-01-07 21:40:00 · answer #2 · answered by Kenneth H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are more conservative because the the New World was for the most part populated by people who were being persecuted in europe for their conservative views. For example, puritans were a major group of immigrants. They were not called Pure-itans for nothing.
2007-01-07 21:38:46 · answer #3 · answered by BrightSexyBaby23 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because we were founded on Freedom of religion, but no Freedom from religion. And "conservative" means someone who wants to keep things the same or set them back to how things were in an earlier time.
2007-01-07 21:44:46 · answer #4 · answered by Dognose0 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because Europe is over being pompus. The U.S. is a young country and has many things to learn.
2007-01-07 21:40:25 · answer #5 · answered by Gettin_by 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Longer history shall have given us more chances to learn about our mistakes and lead us now to be, without offense, more open-minded and tolerant with first important critria : laicity in the government.
2007-01-07 21:54:54 · answer #6 · answered by CheeseEatingSurrenderMonkey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The puritans migrated here because they where to up tight for England. My how the times have changed.
2007-01-07 22:35:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
why is europe old world???
2007-01-07 21:37:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Intellectual isolationism and hubris.
2007-01-07 21:43:44 · answer #9 · answered by mattzcoz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋