ext_381906 ([identity profile] michaleen.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] poliphilo 2008-09-19 03:04 pm (UTC)

I think that's because Britain is a civilized nation.

While there have been improvements since H L Mencken's savage critiques of the early 20th, I feel his observations still hold true. The culture here in the US is based on Puritanism, with all its insecurities and fears of the unknown. Alas, what England rejected centuries ago found fertile ground here in the New World.

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