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Right now, I'm in the middle of reading ''The libertarian mind'' and I just listened to ''the second treatise of government'' by John Locke and something struck me while I was reading this. It made me think of a video that Stefan did where he talked about migrants and how they live in a bubble of how their country of origin was before they left. Why are Americans so different from the British? They both have common history, yet the Brits don't share the American need for freedom of speech; freedom of association; freedom to defend yourself and your family; to reject big governments, monopolies and oligarchy; and their love of the free market. What sparked this libertarian movement in the USA? It is interesting to observe that John Locke's work coincides with the same time period that the settlers moved to the new world. While the British were beaten back into the shackles of a big government, the settlers of the new world might have had this seed of freedom inside their minds, free from the tyranny of the British crown. This idea that everyone is equal in the eyes of the maker; That everyone must respect the laws of nature; that even a monarch must answer for his crime; that everyone is free as long as he doesn't coerce an other man; that every men has the right to seek justice when he is wronged. It is also interesting to notice that American culture thrives every time there is a separation with Europe due to a conflict. We can observe this during WW1 and WW2. While Americans rejected German music (because of the wars), you see the beginning of Jazz, the American dream, an industrial boom, the invention of disgusting cane meat. And with this, we see a boost of American pride. If the EU globalist declare war on the USA, we might see a rebirth of american culture, american pride, libertarian thoughts and disgusting cane meat. =P