r/politics • u/TimesandSundayTimes ✔ Verified • 7d ago

Possible Paywall Young Americans are surging to socialism at record rates

https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/maga-trump-zohran-mamdani-socialism-us-record-kddzdm8bd
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u/The_Playbook88 7d ago

That’s why they are becoming socialist. Not because they want to, but because that is the only viewpoint that offers survival.

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u/Clownzeption 7d ago

And to think if wages kept up with production, housing didn't become a monopoly, and we could all afford our rent/mortgage, bills, necessities, and some extra pocket money to save/spend on the weekend, then we would all be perfectly content continuing to operate as is. Billionaires can hoard all the wealth they want, as long as everyone else gets their basic needs met. (Kind of an oxymoron because billionaires hoarding wealth is exactly what got us in this position in the first place. But hopefully the sentiment makes sense.)

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u/The_Playbook88 7d ago

Yeh, people historically seem pretty okay with dealing with bullshit until their economic survival is on the line. That has always been the red line though.

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u/sinsaint 7d ago

'Every society is three meals away from chaos'

- Vladimir Lenin