The further you get from the political centre the more lies you encounter.

[Justtristo]

Compared to every other western nation, the political center of gravity in the United States is much further to the right.

In other countries you just don't get people advocating such views (to give a recent example Todd Akin) having popular support more than say 5%. However in the USA people like Todd Akin can rely on at least a third of the electorate if not more.

I know. It kinda makes me wonder what the far left politicians are like in other countries.

Well they are real socialists (often Marxist in orientation), who believe in the government (in their eyes collective) ownership of the means of production and distribution. I have encountered these people in my life, while I have no encountered Christian Conservatives.