Thirty-one percent of millennials identify as a democratic socialist or socialist, according to a study by Maru/Blue and BuzzFeed News released Thursday.
Participants were first asked what description “best reflects your current political leanings,” before being given options ranging from “Strong Democrat,” to “Strong Republican” or “Independent.”
A total of 22 percent identified as “Strong Democrat,” versus 10 percent as “Strong Republican.”
The pollsters then asked, “Would you call yourself a democratic socialist, a socialist or neither?” A total of 31 percent responded “yes,” with 18 percent responding “Yes, a democratic socialist,” 8 percent with “Yes, a socialist,” and 5 percent with “Yes, either a socialist or a democratic socialist.”
Millennial men were far more likely to identify as some kind of socialist, with a total of 40 percent responding affirmatively to the question.
Roughly a quarter, 23 percent, answered, “Neither, but I need to learn more,” indicating potentially identifying as a socialist in the future, yet 32 percent said, “Neither, I’d never call myself a democratic socialist/socialist.”
A total of 28 percent of respondents said they would be “Much more likely” or “A little more likely” to vote for a candidate running for political office if he referred to himself as a “socialist.”
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13 comments:
Send them to Iran Iraq Syria.
Dear Children, "Say **No!!!*) obama and ""his"" followers want your minds eyes,! Say No ! To social ists!! ?
What is this?
Proof of the failure of the public education system. If these kids took any worthwhile history course they would know better.
Tell them to donate all their earnings to the state so others less fortunate can benefit. If they say no then ask why they think they are socialist
That's because they plain just can't think for themselves
The Great American Education coup. 40 years of Communist values in American schools. You are here.
They don't vote. Thank God.
Maybe they need a Venezuelan vacation. I'll buy a few tickets for them.
There is no so thing as democratic socialism. Its socialism. Calling it democratic is just adding a pretty word to an ugly reality. Its like adding the word "sandwich" to "turd". Even a turd sandwich is still a turd.
I am surprised that is is only 1/3. In this case the public education system has failed twice. Failing the kids of the education they need and failing the democrats by not converting enough to socialism.
I believe it’s a lot more than that!
Make Orwell's "Animal Farm" and "1984" required reading in high school again. Oops, sorry, I forgot the vast majority of high schoolers today can't read at that level. Better supply audio books.
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