You would literally have to be ignorant or evil in the extreme to wish the abject horrors that Marxism unleashed in the 20th century on your fellow Americans.
According to a new Axios, poll, however, more Americans than ever are falling in love with Marx and his ideas of destroying capitalism and freedom through a glorious revolution that is SURE to bring about heaven on earth:
Shifts are happening on the right as well as the left, at least among those under 35.
- Just 66% of Republicans and GOP-leaners ages 18-34 have a positive view of capitalism, down from 81% in January 2019, when we first polled on these questions.
- 56% of younger Republicans say the government should pursue policies that reduce the wealth gap, up from just 40% two years ago.
By the numbers: In 2019, 58% of Americans ages 18-34 reacted positively to the word capitalism. That's plunged to 49% today.
- Back then, 39% of all U.S. adults viewed socialism positively. That has since ticked up to 41%.
- Socialism has positive connotations for 60% of Black Americans, 45% of American women and 33% of non-white Republicans. Those numbers have grown over the past two years from 53%, 41% and 27%, respectively.
- Only 48% of American women view capitalism in a positive light, down from 51% two years ago.
- Today, 18-34 year-olds are almost evenly split between those who view capitalism positively and those who view it negatively (49% vs. 46%). Two years ago, that margin was a gaping 20 points (58% vs. 38%).
I'm dead serious when I say that America deserves everything coming to it if it decides to cozy up to Marx. We have the most free, prosperous, and powerful nation that has ever existed in history. Even the poorest Americans enjoy creature comforts that the King of France would have pined for just a hundred years ago.
Hundreds of millions of people worldwide have been lifted out of poverty and starvation in the last few decades alone, and that's thanks to the ingenuity and compassion that comes with free people building capital in the free market.
Think about it: We live in a sci-fi world where you can order something on a device with more computing power than the entire Apollo program that put men on the moon, and then you can have that item delivered to your house in days (if not hours).
Despite that, Americans believe the promise of Marxism, with its dictators, death camps, mass hunger, and firing squads is so, so, so much better than having freedom, the latest iPhone, and a fridge full of food.
Probably because they believe "real" communism has never been tried, and that they can do better.
