Originally Posted by
Magn
Overall, in terms of stability, the US was favored by a strong degree homogenousness in their culture (based on the fact that the original colonists came mostly from England and the surrounding area and had a strong assimilative mentality regarding new arrivals from other cultures that followed). Compare that to Europe which has so many different cultures (I don't know the exact number, but its safe to say that Europe has over 15 languages) and there are bounds to be more clashes. Yet, the US still had their little civil war (and bickered a lot as separate colonies prior to the defeat of the French in NA).