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Corporate propaganda would want you to believe that we have no support. If the majority of comrades believe there is no support to their cause, there will be no effort to develop a cohesive movement. Let me draw your attention to excerpt a, some statistics from wikipedia. Ordinarily I wouldn't use that as a source, but the credibly-sourced statistics have been cited on the page.

In a 2011 Pew poll, young Americans between the ages of 18–29 favored socialism to capitalism by 49% to 43%, but Americans overall had a negative view of socialism, with 60% opposing.

This poll is from 10 years ago. The 18-year-old Americans that were polled are now 28. Almost out of the poll's demographic. Though, it's difficult to discern whether or not these poll results are entirely accurate. For example, many Americans have a distorted view of what socialism actually means. At best, they believe it to be much like Democratic Socialism. At worst, they demonize it unjustly and believe that democracy and Socialism cannot co-exist. I believe that this misunderstanding, even if it had affected those numbers, are signs of an ideological shift. Let me explain.

Despite the fact that hatred for the word "Socialism" has been deeply entrenched in the American psyche for decades, we can notice a trend of young Americans becoming increasingly disillusioned to the capitalist system and its propaganda, rejecting the notion that Socialism is too radical. I would argue that the simple act of defying the seemingly overwhelming message that even the name of socialism is inherently evil already proves that support is growing. Despite the fact that the majority of Americans have no understanding of what socialism actually is, young Americans have actively begun rejecting this anti-socialist conditioning. The social hegemony of capitalism, in other words, is crumbling. We're exiting the era where the vast majority of Americans would see "Socialism" as a check box in a poll, and despite not knowing what it is, select any choice except that.

All that's left, I believe, is to educate the younger generations about what Socialism actually is. That's why I believe it's important to begin work on a more cohesive movement, now more than ever.

Corporate propaganda is overwhelmingly good at convincing us, at times, that socialism has no public support. On the contrary, these statistics seem to indicate we're in a better position than ever. What do you think?

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You'll lose to people getting a bit older, gaining a little bit of money, a girlfriend and maybe a child and mostly abandoning leftism in order to vote for the guy who says he'll protect your money and family.

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While I tend to agree with your assessment; REEEEEEEE @ agendaposting

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Hahaha, you were so butthurt you reported all my posts to the moderators too.

You win this one, I'm not allowed to make fun of you anymore. Enjoy living your internet life every day, goodbye.

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