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Home Front: Culture Wars
Millennials would rather live in socialist or communist nation than under capitalism: Poll
2017-11-05
[Wash Times] A majority of millennials would prefer to live in a socialist, communist or fascist nation rather than a capitalistic one, according to a new poll.

In the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation’s "Annual Report on US Attitudes toward Socialism," 58 percent of the up-and-coming generation opted for one of the three systems, compared to 42 percent who said they were in favor of capitalism.

The most popular socioeconomic order was socialism with 44 percent support. Communism and fascism received 7 percent support each.

Marion Smith, executive director of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, said the report shows millennials are "increasingly turning away from capitalism and toward socialism and even communism as a viable alternative."

"This troubling turn highlights widespread historical illiteracy in American society regarding socialism and the systemic failure of our education system to teach students about the genocide, destruction, and misery caused by communism since the Bolshevik Revolution one hundred years ago," Mr. Smith said in a statement.
Posted by:Besoeker

#20  "That is because they have only been taught a fantasy version of it.

They have no idea what it really is even with examples like Venezuela."

As Trump said it is not that they failed to implement socialism in Venezuela, They implemented socialism Faithfully.
Posted by: newc   2017-11-05 22:37  

#19  Let them drive in a trabant (or whatever the best car the Soviets could produce) for awhile.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2017-11-05 20:49  

#18  or anywhere really... go start a business in NZ or OZ. Go work in Nor,Den, or Swed. and watch most of your paycheck disappear
Posted by: 746   2017-11-05 17:17  

#17  P2K. Yup. Yup.
Posted by: Frank G   2017-11-05 16:39  

#16  So how many have applied for visas to go live in North Korea or Cuba or Venezuela? Thought so.
Posted by: Tom   2017-11-05 16:14  

#15  ...you mean like getting echos on a long distance phone call?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2017-11-05 15:38  

#14  with long-distance. Remember those?
Posted by: Frank G   2017-11-05 15:03  

#13  with long-distance rates. Remember those?
Posted by: Frank G   2017-11-05 14:56  

#12  Bright Pebbles, a Nokia brick might not be a bad idea. They would actually hkave to interact live in real time.
Posted by: Cheaderhead   2017-11-05 14:04  

#11  I doubt they, despite their druthers, can put together a cogent explanation of either.
Posted by: Anomalous Sources   2017-11-05 12:53  

#10  There is no such thing as Communism, it's always Party Capitalism, with someone else being The Party.

You mean like crony capitalism?
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2017-11-05 10:46  

#9  There is no such thing as Communism, it's always Party Capitalism, with someone else being The Party.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2017-11-05 10:35  

#8  ...well, given that it is 98+% white with a embedded Lutheran culture, you need to follow the full model. Wouldn't that be cultural appropriation?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2017-11-05 10:09  

#7  They'll all tell you about Sweden as if it's heaven on earth.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2017-11-05 10:04  

#6  Another dull example of Lib % Obamer public education. The hate America First crowd fully embedded in formation of our vulnerable youths.
Posted by: Woodrow   2017-11-05 09:32  

#5  But Darth, VZ is not REAL socialism being done correctly.

The millennials, led by the likes of Bernie and Barack will do it right and the Unicorns will start farting rainbows.
Posted by: AlanC   2017-11-05 08:58  

#4  That is because they have only been taught a fantasy version of it.

They have no idea what it really is even with examples like Venezuela.
Posted by: DarthVader   2017-11-05 08:36  

#3  Tell them they have to use an old Nokia Brick if they do.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2017-11-05 08:02  

#2  Well, when you throw out history what do you expect? It is not just the historical charnel house of death and suffering from communism/socialism but the fact that so many of those of Euro ancestry can't figure out that their predecessors either were thrown out or left on their own accord. The Millennials need to be encouraged to do the latter if they find capitalism so abhorrent.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2017-11-05 07:27  

#1  I don't blame the kids: all of their teachers and professors are socialist - and most of them live very well indeed.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2017-11-05 06:30  

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