If America ever becomes liberal like Europe, what will the consequences be?

Answer 1

The changes would be subtle, but significant.

Probably the most notable difference would be universal health care.

Although many fear this development, the change for the average American will be for the good. Currently, the average American worker pays 3600 dollars a year for health care costs. (Seriously -- google it)

If we changed to a single payer system, this amount would decrease while the amount of care would increase. Eradicating the inefficiencies of billing and current insurance systems would procure these savings instantly.

Other than universal health care, there will probably be more women in politics, better child care, and less money spent on the military, more on education. Drugs would become a medical problem, not a crime. Think of the money saved there! Hard to argue with any of those improvements.

I don't see a huge shift to mass transit systems though. Our geography doesn't lend itself. Perhaps better subways and trains in the larger more densely populated urban centers, but not for the rest of us out on the plains.

However, once we put our minds to it, more efficient vehicles and developments in solar and wind will take up the slack.

Answer 2

Europe is not liberal. They just have a guilty conscience. That is why they don't understand America. For example, they are against the death penalty, because deep down they know that their governments would abuse it, heck, less than 150 years ago, you could be put to death for shoplifting in England, and many were.

Anytime they had the power the US has, they abused it (Look at Hitler and Stalin).

When they took over a country, they abused it and left turmoil, in fact most of the problems in the world today were caused by the breakup of European empires.

So, whenever they make a decision about how to run a country, they fear a return of the abuses that their past leaders have placed on them and the world and try stopping it by acting liberal.

Next time you ask yourself, why European politicians act the way they do, just look at it from the point of view that they are afraid of releasing the beast that rests inside of them.

Answer 3

nothing would change,
it already is a liberal country,
thats why we defeated the right wing nazis and fascist in world war 2,
there are a lot of similarities with fascism and the conservative movement of today.
GOD BLESS LIBERAL AMERICA

Answer 4

The Fall of the American Empire

Answer 5

We will slowly be dragged into an islamofacist world and will be wearing the burqa, facing east five times a day to worship the cult god.

Answer 6

The death of America as we know it... Our founding fathers left Europe and fought the British to make this country free.
If this country ends up like Europe.. everything our founding fathers and the brave patriots fought and died for would have been in vain.
And Liberals or should I say Socialists.. If you hate America and everything it stands for so much that you'd welcome this country becoming a socialist nightmare... Where the people are subservient to their government like Europeans ..
I think you'd be better off moving there...because real Americans are never going to let this happen.

Answer 7

Then most of the world will sit around eating cheese, drinking wine, and having extramarital sex - plus we'll have a worldwide 3 hour break every afternoon to nap and have more cheese and wine. Body odor will globally increase, and more people will ride bikes and take the train to and from work. The artist population will skyrocket, it will become far easier to get laid, drugs and prostitution will be legalized in Florida, Alabama, and South Dakota, and we'll start building an underground shrine in the caves of New Mexico made from the exhumed bones of our dead. The term "Eurotrash" will evolve into "Ameritrash" in local conversation, and baseball will slowly be replaced by soccer and rugby. Pubs will pop up all over the place, and each US state will start developing its very own language. We'll eat dinner at 11 o'clock at night, and some company is bound to build a supertrain. Beer will be regulated by the FDA as a food, and taxes will skyrocket, particularly for gasoline. Hence the bikes and trains. We'll have longer vacations and more holidays, work less hours each week, and not be expected to be productive - except in Kansas, where they'll take pride in their work and eat only sausages and weinerschnitzel. Everyone will have healthcare, and the givernment will provide clean needles to heroin addicts. Crack will be sold at liquor stores in Minnesota and Louisiana, and whole public parks will be overtaken by exhibitionist junkies. We'll get even fatter and more out of shape, the Olympics will just be us against China and Russia, which is pretty much the way it is anyway now.

Are you worried about this happening? Don't be, people are people no matter where you go - characterizing a nation isn't an easy thing to do based on the culturally heterogenous phenomenon.

John

Answer 8

Ask the question of the average Western European and you will find that while they admire America's power, wealth and culture, they are quite happy with life in their own country. I have never seen evidence to the contrary. That should sufficiently answer the quesiton.

Answer 9

The consequences would be we'd have a society that pays potential artists not to work, because they may be an artist one day. Pay people not to pull their own weight and not produce anything. Just like in France. And we'd have a society that keeps a white flag near the front door, ready to surrender at a moments notice.

Answer 10

America was settled to a large degree by people who thought Europe was too liberal hundreds of years ago (Pilgrims and Puritans). Their legacy lives on. It's probably not gonna happen.

I was gonna say that we'd develop an immigration problem as bad as Europe's, but I guess we already have. Part of Europe's problem is that it has a low birth rate, at least, for its natives. That creates a vacuum which will continue to be filled by non-Europeans. That may be true here, too.

¡Prospero Año!