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Simply put :
USA: 360M+ people
UK: 70m
Yep. Huge population = huge diversity of human behaviour
I live in the states, (am British).
A lot of British also do not realise that each state in the US is like its own country, complete with laws, customs and traditions and inevitably, education system.
A lot of cults stem from a lack of basic understanding of the world around them. Which falls under each state's responsibility, rather than the US as a whole.
Massachusetts = good education = less cults
Alabama = Has billboards to remind people not to rape their daughters. Not even kidding.
Not. Even. Kidding. Good lord.
Saw a serious discussion about this last year, I think. (Sorry, no source, can’t remember) Apparently, the numbers for cults and cult membership are pretty similar on a population percentage basis. The biggest difference is in mass killings/suicide, and that’s mainly down to lack of access to firearms in UK.