Folks, we must recognize the fact that there's an almost insurmountable cultural divide between Americans and Europeans on the issue which we won't be able to solve in this thread. Europeans want data protection and privacy rights, Americans freedom of information and transparency. That's simply how it is.
That's the issue. I could start a thread asking how embarrassed Americans are that almost anyone can walk into a gun shop and buy a semi-automatic weapon, but I doubt a majority find that as embarrassing as I would.
But it's another case of culture being so different that it's not really worth debating anymore, as Europeans and Americans just aren't going to agree.
