Torture . We have rules , limits . It ' s what sets us apart from the monsters we face . <| sep |> It ' s because America is much more classicaly liberal than Europe is . Meaning more concerned about personal rights than collective rights . This plays out in our capitalistic society as well as many social rights . It comes with good and bad though because the party of personal responsibility is also paired with religious votes so something that should be considered a conservative position namely the rights over one ' s body is overriden by the religious wing of the party . That ' s why people should stop comparing the political parties of America to Europe . The parties are very weird permanent coalitions that combine aspects of both the left and right side of the political spectrum . The parties of America that properly line up with the political spectrum should be Democrats large government legislating for the good of the people which would include things like outlawing vices because they can be detrimental to society as well as large scale projects and systems and Republicans small government concerned with the bare minimum of interference into all aspects of life , such as fundraising for a collective army to protect the state .