Posted on 08/12/2021 9:36:34 PM PDT by Signalman
Amid the rise of Socialism in the United States, most self-proclaimed “Democratic-Socialists” have been dismissed as fringe radicals. Now, a concerning new poll shows that the majority of Democrat voters now prefer socialism to capitalism.
Between August 7-10 of this year a Fox poll showed that 59% of registered Democrat voters who participated now have a positive view of socialism, compared to 49% of Democrats that felt the same way about capitalism:
The data has only suggested socialism’s rise in popularity. The same poll was taken in February of 2020 where then 50% of Democrats approved of capitalism, with just 40% saying they approve of Socialism.
On the other hand, 67% of Republicans had a favorable view of capitalism, with a sobering 8% having a favorable view of socialism in the new poll.
“The trend toward socialism among Democrats comes at a time when members of Congress such as self-described democratic socialists Rep. Alexandria-Ocasio-Cortez, (D-NY)., and Sen. Bernie Sanders, (I-VT.), have had a growing influence on Democratic politics. Sanders, as chair of the Senate Budget Committee, has been leading a charge to pass a $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill that he says is aimed at addressing wealth inequality.” – Fox News on the recent data.
Although the growth towards socialism has appeared to be slow, socialist ideas are being enacted more than swiftly in public policy. US Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) even described the new infrastructure bill as the “gateway to socialism” which has been endorsed and pushed by the so-called “moderate” President Biden (D).
The bill will include the expansion of government-funded programs such as tuition-free pre-K and community college, not to mention the expansion to Medicare that will ultimately become a universal centralized system, Blackburn is not too far off of reality, and the polls show it.
“They pretend to pay us and we pretend to work.”
If this were true Deep State wouldn’t have to steal elections, wouldn’t it...
Komrade, It’s not about the economy. It is about equity and fairness.
Prediction: Within 10 years the majority of Dems will embrace out and out Marxism. (A significant percentage of them probably do already)
Fixed.
“socialism v capitalism. it is presented as a choice of economic systems
it is tyranny v liberty. using the term capitalism concedes the argument.
it is govt control v free enterprise.”
Thanks. One of my favorite posts of all time.
So, my whackjob SIL can be socialized right out of her brand new kitchen she’s having put in.
Exactly.
They (leftists) are still in the brainwashing (dumbing down the masses) mode.
Reality will hit, once they accomplish what they need to.
50 years of teaching it in schools will get you that.
Actually the DemonicRats prefer a monarchy.
Democrats are basically lazy. They should move to France, they’d like it there. But they want us to be France, that’s a problem.
In the 20th century, socialists murdered at least 100 million of their own citizens and probably several times that many. This is what you want?
Actually I’d go with Oligarchy.
Remember: You can vote yourself into socialism but you have to shoot your way out of it. It’s coming. (See my tagline)
Funny how the obvious follow up question never comes, Are you prepared to fight and die to force those unwilling to accept socialism? That’s poll number I want to see.
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