mid to late 20th century united states

"The Harvard University survey, which polled young adults between ages 18 and 29, found that 51 percent of respondents do not support capitalism. Just 42 percent said they support it."

I think this is a bit different than that, baby boomers were fairly conservative, and the millennials are much more open to radicalization

even better

https://heatst.com/politics/poll-millennials-capitalism/

I think the fact that Bernie Sanders almost secured the nominee for the democrats is a good sign of that

Yes, GWB killed more people than Stalin.

@Sorghagtani Beki Exactly

even the DSA has marxist caucuses in it that are beginning to grow in number

Capitalism reduces the material conditions of the worker, and poor conditions lead to revolutions.

I've always supported a return to a more New Deal Democracy that the Democratic party was known for in the past

right now it's a party of neoliberals

New Deal would delay capitalism's downfall for another half a century

We don't need that happening

we need better than that, actually

we need workers to be entitled to the full value of their labor

You don't believe socialism can ever come democratically?

well

not really

The US' "democracy" is a joke

If there's enough public support, it'll happen regardless of what political elites think

it's a pissing contest of who can take more bribes, literally

@Sorghagtani Beki then you get allende'd

unless everyone is armed

and ready to defend themselves

@Sorghagtani Beki The only way to salvage your position is to show an improvement of worker conditions in the future of the US and a reduction in the disparity of income.

Although DeLeon did advocate socialists getting elected to enough offices where they change the constitution to exclude capitalists

lmao

Of course, no one is against that

that would never happen tbh

and worker conditions and reduction in the disparity of income do happen under New Deal Democracy

True, but the problem is that it creates a lull or complacency

I believe the socialist argument is that social democracy would always eventually turn into neoliberalism?

it makes the workers think welfare capitalism can be a permanent solution when it's a temporary one

that usually gets chopped up by mince meat in the future election cycles

even if it were permanent it wouldnt give workers the full value of their labor nor end the for-profit oil wars the US conducts.

Many americans don't like socialism because they feel they are only responsible for themselves and their families

If you can convince me that socialism is capable of being accepted by americans in the future, maybe my opinions would change

Democratic reforms only prolong the inevitable. Like using a tiny cup to scoop water from a sinking boat.

there will just have to be more reform every once in a while then

well Americans are already more open to socialism, millennials actually preferring it outright to capitalism