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Why Millennials Aren't Afraid of Socialism
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Millennials arent afraid of socialism because "we" dont have the money that would be confiscated to carry out "our" dreams. My generation as a whole blows. Glancing at the comments is equally terrifying/hilarious.
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"When I heard Bernie say, out loud, that the billionaire class was ruthless and exploitative, that sounded groundbreaking. Not only did he name the right problem—inequality, not poverty—he named the culprit. I didn’t know you could do that. To me, and to hundreds of thousands of my peers, Sanders’s (and Corbyn’s) socialism doesn’t feel antiquated. Instead, it feels fresh and vital precisely because it has been silenced for so long—and because we need it now more than ever."
Here we have a young mind, coming out of the womb that is our education system, and instead of being confronted by the reality of an unfair world, he is met with the promise of Bernie, that the government can restore him to childhood entitlement and glory. "Poverty is not the problem" (yeah, who gives a crap about that?) The problem is that I am jealous of other people.
The Democratic Party has really done a number on these kids because it's a lot harder to come to grips with reality later in life.
Here we have a young mind, coming out of the womb that is our education system, and instead of being confronted by the reality of an unfair world, he is met with the promise of Bernie, that the government can restore him to childhood entitlement and glory. "Poverty is not the problem" (yeah, who gives a crap about that?) The problem is that I am jealous of other people.
The Democratic Party has really done a number on these kids because it's a lot harder to come to grips with reality later in life.
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It does make one wonder when millennials begin to achieve positions of power and influence (and they will through attrition of the baby boomers, perhaps after gen-x) if their views will change. The social and environmental activism that is a characteristic of millennials will give way to a slowly achieved pragmatism, that will supplant the idealism with replication of their parents values. Only then will they realize the world really isn't fundamentally that different from one generation to the next, and that socialism does not lend itself to advances in technology, health, or ultimately to the betterment of humanity when everyone is reduced to the lowest common denominator. I have hope of a bright future for the millennials, but it will take time.
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''If you're not a liberal at 20 you have no heart, if you're not a conservative at 40, you have no brain"
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right wing populism, left wing populism. Hillary's problem is that she is not a populist. IMHO everyone needs to read "Animal Farm" by G Orwell again.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Farm
in case you have forgotten...
Pigs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Farm
in case you have forgotten...
Pigs
- Old Major – An aged prize Middle White boar provides the inspiration that fuels the rebellion. He is an allegorical combination of Karl Marx, one of the creators of communism, and Lenin, the communist leader of the Russian Revolution and the early Soviet nation, in that he draws up the principles of the revolution. His skull being put on revered public display recalls Lenin, whose embalmed body was put on display.[10][11]
- Napoleon – "A large, rather fierce-looking Berkshire boar, the only Berkshire on the farm, not much of a talker, but with a reputation for getting his own way".[12] An allegory of Joseph Stalin,[10] Napoleon is the main villain of Animal Farm. In the first French version of Animal Farm, Napoleon is called César, the French form of Caesar,[4] although another translation has him as Napoléon.[13]
- Snowball – Napoleon's rival and original head of the farm after Jones' overthrow. He is mainly based on Leon Trotsky,[10] but also combines elements from Lenin.[11]
- Squealer – A small, white, fat porker who serves as Napoleon's second-in-command and minister of propaganda, holding a position similar to that of Vyacheslav Molotov.[10]
- Minimus – A poetic pig who writes the second and third national anthems of Animal Farm after the singing of "Beasts of England" is banned.
- The piglets – Hinted to be the children of Napoleon and are the first generation of animals subjugated to his idea of animal inequality.
- The young pigs – Four pigs who complain about Napoleon's takeover of the farm but are quickly silenced and later executed, the first animals killed in Napoleon's farm purge. Based on the Great Purge of Grigori Zinoviev, Lev Kamenev, Nikolai Bukharin, and Alexei Rykov.
- Pinkeye – A minor pig who is mentioned only once; he is the pig that tastes Napoleon's food to make sure it is not poisoned, in response to rumours about an assassination attempt on Napoleon.
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Yes, the Brits are wrong.
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Glad you have so much time on your hands...
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Maybe they'll learn faster than other generations? Their access to resources and ability to communicate is incredible. I too have high hopes for them.
