Who really supports 'family values'?

[opebo]

You have to  understand that the Netherland and Belgium are far, far richer countries than the United States, at least in terms of the standard of living and quality of life of the common people.  Quite simply they support families with real resources (high wages and a generous welfare state), not just a lot of offensive moralistic diatribes.

[opebo]

Using the statistics Patrick posted, I would think the low numbers of the low countries would have more to do with the low proportion of blacks/Hispanics compared to the US.

ssshhh. you don't want to be called a racist for pointing out the truth do you.  

This has nothing to do with the race of the poor, but rather with the racism of the majority.  In places like the Netherlands and Belgium, the poor looked like everyone else, so they instituted a generous welfare state.  In america, though many poor are white, a lot of them are a different colour than the ruling race, and therefore it is easy to make racist arguments that they 'deserve' their poverty.  The majority do not identify with them due to racism, and are quite happy to see them suffer oppression.

[opebo]

What exactly is "family values" anyways? Due to the way politicians keep using it for whatever their current mood seems to be its about as decipherable as "Operation Overlord" was to Berlin Betty.

Family Values is a code phrase for theocracy and elimination of freedom.