is america more culturally liberal than it was 45-50 years ago?

[freepcrusher]

In my opinion, it is by far. Blacks are as close to whites (equality wise) than at any point in the nation's history. Women are also close to eclipsing men in certain career categories. Abortion is legal in all 50 states (albeit some reasonable restrictions) and while people screwed outside of marriage then, people can now be open about it. In pop culture, I doubt that movies like "The Hangover" would be allowed to be distributed.

[freepcrusher]

The reason I asked it was a response to a previous thread that asked if America was a far right nation? The point was to basically show that that question was ludicrous.

Race in general is a culturally liberal position. Look at the states where blacks faced the least discrimination. Chances are, those areas would be in the pacific northwest, Scandinavian parts of the Midwest, and new England. Part of it has to do with the people who settled those areas, but those in general are the most culturally liberal parts of the united states. The areas where blacks faced the most discrimination are probably the most culturally conservative.