# FILE NAME: 00000867.soc # TITLE: Should the UK be more like the United States? [7018fd861ed99f7f2943d15ba19d4600] # DESCRIPTION: # DATA TYPE: soc # MODIFICATION TYPE: original # RELATES TO: # RELATED FILES: # PUBLICATION DATE: 2025-10-12 # MODIFICATION DATE: 2025-10-12 # NUMBER ALTERNATIVES: 4 # NUMBER VOTERS: 5 # NUMBER UNIQUE ORDERS: 5 # ALTERNATIVE NAME 1: Statement 1 - The UK should not be more like the US as the US have a lot of problems due to guns. The US's gun law is completely wrong and I feel that the US lives in the past - in terms of racism and principles. The US is reducing the rights of its citizens, particularly women, and there is a lot of poverty due to the bad social and health care systems that create debt cycles people can't get out of. There is also more fanatical religious beliefs. As quality of life is going down in the US, not only because of poverty and poor governing but also because of obesity and health problems, we should not be more like the US. # ALTERNATIVE NAME 2: Statement 2 - The UK should not be more like the US. The US has a lot of problems due to guns, their laws seem crazy and gun crime is a scary thing. The US is reducing the rights of its citizens, particularly women, and there is a lot of poverty due to the bad social and health care systems that create debt cycles people can't get out of. Gun violence is widespread and there is a lot of extremist thoughts among people in the US. As quality of life is going down in the US, not only because of poverty and poor governing but also because of obesity and health problems, we should not be more like the US. The UK is a very strong country in our own right with the right morals and principles. # ALTERNATIVE NAME 3: Statement 3 - The UK should not be more like the US. The US has a lot of problems with guns, poverty and racism. The UK is a strong country with the right morals and principles. We should not be more like the US as the US lives in the past and has a lot of problems due to guns. We should not be more like the US as the US have a lot of problems due to guns. The laws seems crazy and gun crime is a scary thing. The US is not a healthy country for the UK to emulate. We should not be more like the US because the US is reducing the rights of its citizens, particularly women, and there is a lot of poverty due to the bad social and health care systems that create debt cycles people can't get out of. There is also more fanatical religious beliefs. As quality of life is going down in the US, not only because of poverty and poor governing but also because of obesity and health problems, we should not be more like the US. # ALTERNATIVE NAME 4: Statement 4 - The UK should not be more like the US. The US has a lot of problems due to guns and poverty. The US is reducing the rights of its citizens, particularly women, and there is a lot of poverty due to the bad social and health care systems that create debt cycles people can't get out of. Gun violence is widespread and there is a lot of extremist thoughts among people in the US. There is also more fanatical religious beliefs. As quality of life is going down in the US, not only because of poverty and poor governing but also because of obesity and health problems, we should not be more like the US. 1: 3,1,2,4 1: 1,4,3,2 1: 4,1,2,3 1: 1,2,4,3 1: 2,3,1,4