Posted on 05/07/2024 10:39:49 AM PDT by Paul46360
What explains the rise in warm feelings toward "socialism," especially among younger Americans? Several things, including a basic misunderstanding of what socialism means, the memory of the 2008 financial crisis and Great Recession, and a near-total lack of appreciation for how rapidly the material conditions of American life have improved. Given Karl Marx's emphasis on historical understanding as a vital pre-condition to political change, that last part is deeply ironic.
(Excerpt) Read more at reason.com ...
They are voting for Denmark - but the people they are electing intend to give them Venezuela.
They are sucker for propaganda
5.Ignorant
6.Gillible
“Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want and deserve to get it good and hard.”
H.L. Mencken
These young people may get their wish. “Good and hard”!
Then move to California.
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