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Originally Posted by burn_this_city
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/mi...ill-2017-11-01
According to the latest survey from the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, a D.C.-based nonprofit, one in two U.S. millennials say they would rather live in a socialist or communist country than a capitalist democracy.
What’s more, 22% of them have a favorable view of Karl Marx and a surprising number see Joseph Stalin and Kim Jong Un as “heroes.”
“Millennials now make up the largest generation in America, and we’re seeing some deeply worrisome trends,” said Marion Smith, executive director of the organization. “Millennials are increasingly turning away from capitalism and toward socialism and even communism as a viable alternative.”
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I don't really know what to say about that. I mean, the poll was conducted by the "Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation".
More importantly, both the poll and the story lump socialism and Communism together. That makes any conclusions about attitudes towards Communism alone invalid.
Also, the only comparisons to aerlier polling indicated that there had been essentially no change in attitudes.
Also, the poll indicates that Ronald Reagan was the most popular answer to the "your personal hero" question.
Lastly, socialism is clearly a alternative to capitalism as an economic and political system and Canada, the United States, and all Western states have a mixture of both.
Otherwise, good source.