One third of millennials view socialism favorably

[applegrove]

One third of millennials view socialism favorably

by Peter Moore at YouGov

https://today.yougov.com/news/2015/05/11/one-third-millennials-like-socialism/

"SNIP...............


Younger Americans have a much better view of socialism, and worse view of capitalism, than their elders

Bernie Sanders, a Senator for Vermont and currently the only declared challenger to Hillary Clinton for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, is the only member of Congress to describe himself as a socialist. For much of the Cold War socialism evoked images of military parades in Moscow's Red Square, but for Sanders, and many of America's self-declared socialists, their aim isn't to bring revolution to America but to make America more like Sweden and Norway.

YouGov's latest research shows that when Americans are asked whether they have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of socialism and capitalism, capitalism comes out on top. 52% of Americans have a favorable view of capitalism, while only 26% have a favorable view of socialism. Among younger Americans, however, attitudes are a lot more divided. 36% of under-30s have a positive view of socialism, while 39% have a positive view of capitalism. Among over-65s, who came of age at the height of the Cold War, only 15% look upon socialism favorably while 59% have a like capitalism.



.................SNIP"

[PowerToThePeople]

1. Old people lived through McCarthy times.

Young are living through "trickle-down."

[bravenak]

2. I'm fine with it

[BrotherIvan]

3. Me too

[babylonsister]

4. I'm in! nt

[Diclotican]

5. applegrove

applegrove

Great - then it is hope after all

Diclotican

[jtuck004]

6. I bet a lot of them thought 50 Shades of Grey was entertaining as hell too. Until they tried it.

Not saying it wouldn't work out, but it's so much easier to find places where people have done better for themselves by forming a cooperative and teaching themselves to own assets, vs thinking someone is going to set up a benevolent state that looks out for everyone's best interests.

Not dissing socialism, but the places where I've seen it attempted (Alaska comes to mind) seem to have enough shortfalls that it makes it easy to look for a better solution.

[applegrove]

8. Oh but the promise is that the US might follow europe and canada and really do a mixed market,

as opposed to privatizing everything like the GOP wants. That is what these stats mean to me. That there is hope that in the future the US will be open to having labour on the board of directors of corporations along with engineers. Like they do in Germany.

[Major Nikon]

7. Neither Sweden or Norway have a socialist economy

Both have a mixed economy, just like the US. They just place more emphasis on socializing some services and the welfare state. You can certainly believe in capitalism while simultaneously embracing those ideas.

[applegrove]

9. Absolutely.

[libodem]

10. Good

Damn good!

[Dream Girl]

11. So two thirds view socialism unfavorably?

wow

[brooklynite]

12. ...and two-thirds don't.

[marym625]

13. When the Republicans kept calling President Obama a socialist

The socialist party had its largest increase in registration in decades. The young ones that weren't previously aware of the party. They liked the party that rrpugs brought to their attention, they joined

[Lizzie Poppet]

14. Outstanding news.

All is not lost...

[lovemydog]

15. Good! As a democratic socialist,

I believe we should remove profit from health care and break up big banks. I favor a more mixed economy that provides labor and the public a say in corporate decision-making, particularly companies that use public resources. We spend too much on military. We should limit the wealth an individual can acquire, and the influence a multinational corporation can peddle.

It's key to our survival that the majority gets serious about these things. It's important to have a more balanced economy, one that serves everyone more effectively. There's too much concentration of capital and power in the hands of a few. I'm glad younger people are more aware that the most craven segments of capitalism aren't doing them any good.

In the past when Wall Street did well the average worker did well. That doesn't appear to be true today. Things have got to change.

[Overseas]

16. K&R. Glad to hear it.

[tk2kewl]

17. the other 2/3 need to put down their phones and pick up a book