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Nye Bevan

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11. Hasn't that always been the case?

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Feb 11, 2013, 03:40 PM

Feb 2013

"A man who is not a communist at the age of twenty is a fool. Any man who is still communist at the age of thirty is an even bigger one." – George Bernard Shaw

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Young People More Likely To Favor Socialism Than Capitalism: Pew [View all] kpete Feb 2013 OP

SHOCKING!! Drale Feb 2013 #1

Not surprising given recent history and current events. freethought Feb 2013 #2

Capitalism has shot itself in the foot twice in one century. burnsei sensei Feb 2013 #3

Great news! Fantastic Anarchist Feb 2013 #4

And how much of the negative view of Socialism is due to complete indoctrination Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #5

That's the interesting question at many levels. napoleon_in_rags Feb 2013 #14

We base our opinions on our experiences union_maid Feb 2013 #6

I think this graphic from 2009 clearly explains why Catherina Feb 2013 #7

it is a failure of our public educational system. corkhead Feb 2013 #8

Older people grew up under a different style of capitalism gollygee Feb 2013 #9

Brings Joy to this burrowowl Feb 2013 #10

Hasn't that always been the case? Nye Bevan Feb 2013 #11

Oh oh, Professor Droney isn't going to like this. MattSh Feb 2013 #12

When they say they approve of socialism I believe they are thinking about having SS, Auntie Bush Feb 2013 #13

I think part of it is in how the definitions have been shifted JHB Feb 2013 #15

It is not human consciousness that determines our social conditions Cal Carpenter Feb 2013 #16

"...only two other groups ... socialism's positives outweighed its negatives -- blacks and liberal pampango Feb 2013 #17

Do they see Socialism and Capitalism as enemies? el_bryanto Feb 2013 #18

What today is called "socialism" was known during the Cold War as... JHB Feb 2013 #19

I know several older folk for whom this is also the case. Starry Messenger Feb 2013 #20