As an interesting aside, while visiting my mum today, I watched a chat show with her on the ABC called The Drum, and I feel one part of it has some bearing on our conversation here. They discussed several things, but one was about a significant difference between Americans and Aussies.
Americans as most would know, value Freedom very high on the scale of things ... perhaps their highest value. Be that Freedom of Speech, Freedom from Slavery, Freedom to Carry Guns, Freedom of Choice ... and so on.
Aussies on the other hand, rate Fairness as perhaps our highest consideration, and I am sure many of you know the Aussie saying of A Fair Go Mate. That translates to Equality and Equal Opportunity, Equal Rights and so on.
That difference does bear some thinking about, especially in our interactions. We are very similar in many ways, but very dissimilar in others.
Values, can't live with them, can't live without them.
P.S. That's not to say, that many of don't also believe in some of those same values as well ... or perhaps even instead of.