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1 In 3 Millennials See Communism As Favorable, Survey Finds
Daily Caller ^ | October 28, 2019 | Mary Margaret Olohan

Posted on 10/29/2019 4:52:05 AM PDT by gattaca

A growing number of Millennials show support for communism and socialism, a survey from the Victims of Communism found.

The survey, conducted by the Victims of Communism and polled by the research and data firm YouGov, found that 70% of Millennials are likely to vote socialist and that one in three Millennials perceive communism as “favorable.” The survey is part of the Victims of Communism’s report “U.S. Attitudes Toward Socialism, Communism, and Collectivism,” which polled 2,100 people in the United States who were 16 and older with a margin of error of +/- 2.4%.

A little over half of the Millennials polled said the Declaration of Independence “guarantees freedom and equality” better than the Communist Manifesto. (RELATED: 70% Of Russians Approve Of Mass Murderer Joseph Stalin’s Impact On Country: Poll)

BEIJING, CHINA: From left: Mao Zedong (1893-1976), leading theorist of the Chinese communist revolution, chairman of the party and President of the Republic, and Lin Piao (1907-71), minister of defense and supporter of the Cultural revolution, wave 01 May 1967 from a convertible jeep to the cheering crowd at Tiananmen Square in Beijing as they celebrate May Day. (Photo credit should read AFP via Getty Images) From left: Mao Zedong (1893-1976), leading theorist of the Chinese communist revolution, chairman of the party and President of the Republic, and Lin Piao (1907-71), minister of defense and supporter of the Cultural revolution, wave 01 May 1967 from a convertible jeep to the cheering crowd at Tiananmen Square in Beijing as they celebrate May Day. (Photo credit should read AFP via Getty Images)

“The historical amnesia about the dangers of communism and socialism is on full display in this year’s report,” said Marion Smith, executive director of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation. (RELATED: The Investigation Into Trump-Russia Probe Is Now A Criminal Case — So Who’s Going To Jail?)

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“When we don’t educate our youngest generations about the historical truth of 100 million victims murdered at the hands of communist regimes over the past century, we shouldn’t be surprised at their willingness to embrace Marxist ideas,” Smith added. “We need to redouble our efforts to educate America’s youth about the history of communist regimes and the dangers of socialism today.”

Millennials polled also said they consider President Donald Trump the “biggest threat to world peace,” rating Trump as more dangerous to world peace than Russian President Vladimir Putin, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, or Chinese President Xi Jinping. (RELATED: What’s Behind Ocasio-Cortez’s ‘Insidious’ Racism Claims?)

Ten percent of Millennials said Trump is “responsible for more deaths and human rights abuses” than mass-murder and Russian leader Joseph Stalin or notorious German dictator Adolf Hitler.


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1 posted on 10/29/2019 4:52:05 AM PDT by gattaca
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To: gattaca

But, as in the old Charles Atlas ad, they’ll have some sand kicked in their face and that will represent reality for them.


2 posted on 10/29/2019 4:54:06 AM PDT by OttawaFreeper ("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966)
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To: gattaca

2.7 out of 3 teachers agree
or in “Boomer Math” 27 out of 30 agree


3 posted on 10/29/2019 4:54:48 AM PDT by ptsal
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To: gattaca

Non compos mentis

We need to reopen the state mental facilities


4 posted on 10/29/2019 4:55:59 AM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: gattaca

So much for fighting WWI/II+, the People voted in Socialism+ ‘voluntarily’; w/ an ‘opposition’ party going over the cliff @ 30 MPH instead of 60. *SMH*


5 posted on 10/29/2019 4:56:58 AM PDT by i_robot73 (One could not count the number of *solutions*, if only govt followed\enforced the Constitution.)
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To: gattaca

The cause of their thinking:

1. National media is communist!
2. Failure to teach history in grade, junior and high school!


6 posted on 10/29/2019 4:57:31 AM PDT by Road Warrior ‘04 (Boycott The NFL! Molon Labe! Oathkeeper)
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To: gattaca

We see what letting the leftists educate our children has done...


7 posted on 10/29/2019 4:57:59 AM PDT by MidniteRyder
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To: Vaquero

How many of these people are college grads and how many are blue collar. Because I just don’t hear this from working class folks. Again another worthless poll that fits a narrative.


8 posted on 10/29/2019 4:59:13 AM PDT by Destroyer Sailor (Revenge is a dish best served cold.)
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To: gattaca

And 2/3rds of them have no idea what Auschwitz is. Breathtaking on both counts.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/auschwitz-us-millennials-not-know-nazi-concentration-camp-a8302476.html


9 posted on 10/29/2019 5:01:18 AM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (I have no incriminating evidence on the Clintons)
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To: gattaca

Does not bode well for our future. Could we become the new Venezuela?


10 posted on 10/29/2019 5:01:28 AM PDT by Freedom'sWorthIt
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To: gattaca

Churchill predicted it:

“[T]he whole world, including the United States, including all that we have known and cared for, will sink into the abyss of a new dark age made more sinister, and perhaps more protracted, by the lights of perverted science.”


11 posted on 10/29/2019 5:02:55 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: gattaca

I’ve often thought that it might be a good idea to kick all 18 year olds outta the country for a couple of weeks. Give them a couple of grand, tell them you can go anywhere you like but you can’t stay here in the US.

I think it might be an excellent investment.


12 posted on 10/29/2019 5:04:31 AM PDT by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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To: gattaca

Throw them out of the country. Plenty of commie paradises in need of useful idiots.


13 posted on 10/29/2019 5:05:57 AM PDT by Spruce
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To: gattaca

Funny, they never lived through the existence of the Soviet Union, and they think China is mainly “unfair.”

They compare Trump to Pol Pot. And they haven’t even read, “The Killing Fields.”

This is indicative of the failure of the education system and the feminization of young men through the single parent family.


14 posted on 10/29/2019 5:06:02 AM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: Road Warrior ‘04

Hate to say this, but there a whole HUGE amount of our business sector, who is completely sold out to communists.

A huge amount.

Both parties, have been selling out as quickly as they possibly could.

For real.

Look at (anything) you buy anymore.

Anything. Really.

“Made in China”

Now ask yourself, how is it, that seems odd that our youth are increasingly supportive of communism.

Our businesses have been supporting them for thirty darned years.

Thirty years.

Everyone.


15 posted on 10/29/2019 5:06:15 AM PDT by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
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To: gattaca

Our education system says: “Communism is when everything is free, and everyone is happy all the time.”
Question: “Do you have a favorable view of communism?”
Answer: Two out of three Millennials say — “You can’t fool me with that propaganda.”


16 posted on 10/29/2019 5:09:45 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
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To: Freedom'sWorthIt

Does not bode well for our future. Could we become the new Venezuela?


And when our country does start to turn into Venezuela, the Pols and Media will blame imaginary “rich people who refuse to sacrifice” vs. the Socialist policies. And the indoctrinated will just nod their heads in approval ‘cause they don’t want to give up their ever-diminishing free stuff.


17 posted on 10/29/2019 5:10:46 AM PDT by rbg81 (Truth is stranger than fiction)
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To: gattaca

One of the benefits of immigration.


18 posted on 10/29/2019 5:12:29 AM PDT by Brilliant
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To: rbg81
You see that in California. Its PG&E to blame for fires, not years of bad forestry management practices.
Or Chicago with "it's those other states with lax gun policies that are responsible for the violence in Chicago".
19 posted on 10/29/2019 5:18:13 AM PDT by Tench_Coxe
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To: mewzilla

I will assume of course that you would be the one funding that. Awfully big of you!


20 posted on 10/29/2019 5:21:52 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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