The thing is that what people call "socialism" in the US is just what most people in Europe would call vaguely center-left "social democracy". There's so many

The thing is that what people call "socialism" in the US is just what most people in Europe would call vaguely center-left "social democracy". There's so many places in the US where the private markets are mis-organized and mis-regulated (healthcare, drugs, transportation and housing being the most obvious four) that's it's pretty obvious to find why younger folks are tending left.