Most people, especially young people, are oblivious to the dangers of Communism and Socialism. For the former, after the fall of the USSR, people stopped thinking of Communism as a threat. For the later, young people are bombarded with messages about the “superiority” of European-type Socialism while what is going on in countries like Venezuela is ignored.
Not sure if Bernie will win in the end, but he will give Hillary a real run for her $$ because his views are more closely aligned with today’s Democrats than hers.
European-Socialist countries had lots of accumulated wealth to burn through before reality set in. Venezuela was only one step above a banana republic at the start so privation wasn’t that far away.