Poll: Majority say socialism is incompatible with American values

UPI ^ | 5/06/19 | Ed Adamczyk

[Libloather]

May 6 (UPI) -- A majority of respondents say that socialism is incompatible with American values, a Monmouth University poll released Monday says.

Among Americans, 57 percent, call socialism not compatible with American values, with 29 percent saying it is compatible. Fort-two percent of respondents voiced a negative opinion of socialism in general, with only 10 percent offering a positive view. The remaining 45 percent called themselves neutral on the issue.

On the subject of capitalism, 39 percent have a positive opinion of capitalism in general, 17 percent hold a negative view and 40 percent are neutral.

**SNIP**

The majority agreed that socialism "takes away too many individual rights," with 35 percent saying it occurs a great deal and 25 percent agreeing somewhat. Thirteen percent say the phrase does not describe socialism much and 20 percent said it does not describe socialism at all.

[onyx]

Even Mitch McConnell is invoking more effective language,

“Medicare for None”

[NorseViking]

The irony of the situation is that the term ‘capitalism’ is mostly a communist newspeak.

[simpson96]

If all the people they sampled were taxpayers above the age of, say, 25, the result would have been over 95%.