Originally Posted by
Kalis
You are one of the most capitalist nations on the planet, it is arguably what the US is most famous for, that love of capitalism you got from us. That superiority complex, again that came from us.
Barring the Civil Rights movement, which we never really had because our existing laws unintentionally gave minorities rights, American history has parallels in British history, though you had a Civil War over slavery, we fought that in the courts and Parliament.
As I said, that is understandable as American thought came from a British background, more prosaically a large part is due to us sharing a common language which enabled you to fully understand developments in Britain.