CDZ Why is socialilsm so attractive to younger voters?

[TheGreenHornet]

Well, to begin with it is like the old adage....'if a socialist understood economics he would not be a socialist'

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

Because they don't have much to lose

 

[rightwinger]

Depends on the degree of Socialism

Supply side economics is obviously not working

 

[JGalt]

Socialism is attractive to the upper-crust elitist liberals and progressives because slumming is a form of catharsis. It makes them feel less guilty about having all the wonderful things they have.

Of course, the 150 million or so people who were murdered by variants of socialism would vehemently disagree with them, if they could.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

Well, to begin with it is like the old adage....'if a socialist understood economics he would not be a socialist'

Everything has been given to them, and they would like that situation to continue.

 

[TheGreenHornet]

Depends on the degree of Socialism

Supply side economics is obviously not working

The economy appears to be humming along very well....unemployment at the lowest level in decades.....hmmmm whas up wid dat?

 

[fncceo]

"If a man is not a socialist by the time he is 20, he has no heart.
If he is not a conservative by the time he is 40, he has no brain. "

– Winston Churchill

 

[TheGreenHornet]

Well, to begin with it is like the old adage....'if a socialist understood economics he would not be a socialist'

Everything has been given to them, and they would like that situation to continue.

Excellent explanation.

 

[JGalt]

Depends on the degree of Socialism

Supply side economics is obviously not working

The economy appears to be humming along very well....unemployment at the lowest level in decades.....hmmmm whas up wid dat?

"Oh. That's just Obama's economic policies finally coming to fruition..."

 

[william the wie]

Going through the young and stupids means being young and stupid in your behavior.

 

[2aguy]

Well, to begin with it is like the old adage....'if a socialist understood economics he would not be a socialist'

That is the easiest question to answer. Socialism promises to take care of people without any consequences....and it also promises to make rich people suffer...... showing that socialism appeals to the worst in human nature.

 

[eagle1462010]

Reality of the Rat Race and realism hasn't hit them in the face yet.

 

[JGalt]

Well, to begin with it is like the old adage....'if a socialist understood economics he would not be a socialist'

That is the easiest question to answer. Socialism promises to take care of people without any consequences....and it also promises to make rich people suffer...... showing that socialism appeals to the worst in human nature.

So in other words. socialism is rooted in greed, envy, and coveting something someone else has.

Got it.

 

[Grumblenuts]

OMG, another circle jerk in progress! Is this board entirely gay or what!

 

[fncceo]

OMG, another circle jerk in progress! Is this board entirely gay or what!

Not entirely... but I’m always working to improve myself.

Are you offering to help?

 

[rightwinger]

Depends on the degree of Socialism

Supply side economics is obviously not working

The economy appears to be humming along very well....unemployment at the lowest level in decades.....hmmmm whas up wid dat?

Can you imagine 3.8 percent unemployment, a fifty percent tax cut to corporations and salaries have barely budged ?

That is the wonders of supply side economics

 

[rightwinger]

"If a man is not a socialist by the time he is 20, he has no heart.
If he is not a conservative by the time he is 40, he has no brain. "

– Winston Churchill

Churchill never said that

Alleged quote by Churchill: on being a socialist or conservative - Aide Memoire

 

[Pellinore]

Are we talking Socialism, or Democratic Socialism?

 

[fncceo]

Are we talking Socialism, or Democratic Socialism?

It’s Democratic Socialism when the voters cooperate.

When they stop voting for it, it becomes Socialism.

 

[Grumblenuts]

People also ask

What is the difference between a democratic socialist and a socialist?
The key difference between socialism and democratic socialism is that democratic socialists don't want the government to own the means of production and socialists do. They believe that certain general social goods like health care should be run by the government, but otherwise support capitalism.