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I get the impression of Democratic Socialism more than Communism in the United States. It's not hard to understand why young people now seem fond for FDR/Eisenh
by danbolt 7y ago
I get the impression of Democratic Socialism more than Communism in the United States. It's not hard to understand why young people now seem fond for FDR/Eisenhower New Deal policy compared to the post-Reagan world they live in today.
- merpnderp 7y agoYeah, that burning food while people starved and a generation grew up malnourished because of that FDR central planning. I mean good memories, right?
- dcolkitt 7y agoThere's a strain of enthusiasm communism among millennials that most definitely goes well past Scandinavian-style democratic socialism: * Communism is viewed favorably by 37% of millennials. * 22% of millennials believe society would be better if private property were abolished. * 15% of millennials believe the world would be better if the Soviet Union still existed. https://www.victimsofcommunism.org/2019-annual-poll https://www.victimsofcommunism.org/2019-annual-poll