Re:US attitudes toward socialism, communism and collectivism...
by gruez on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @12:21PM
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>30% of Gen Z has a favorable view of Marxism, up 6% from 2019, compared to 27% of Millennials, down 9% from 2019.
Sounds like it's easy to support marxism when your earnings are low (gen z), but as your earnings go up (Millennials) you're increasingly less in favor of it.
>Americans increasingly distrust the government to take care of their interests, with 87% saying they trust themselves over the government and their community (a 7% increase from 2019). This is especially the case in younger generations, with only 6% of Gen Z and 5% of Millennials trusting the government to take care of their interests, down 8% and 11% from 2019, respectively.
>12% of Gen Z and 10% of Millennials think society would be better off if all private property was abolished and held by the government.
So 12% of gen z and 10% of millennials want to abolish all private property (ie. handing it over to the government), but only 6% and 5% trust the government? Seems to be a contradiction there.
Sounds like it's easy to support marxism when your earnings are low (gen z), but as your earnings go up (Millennials) you're increasingly less in favor of it.
>Americans increasingly distrust the government to take care of their interests, with 87% saying they trust themselves over the government and their community (a 7% increase from 2019). This is especially the case in younger generations, with only 6% of Gen Z and 5% of Millennials trusting the government to take care of their interests, down 8% and 11% from 2019, respectively.
>12% of Gen Z and 10% of Millennials think society would be better off if all private property was abolished and held by the government.
So 12% of gen z and 10% of millennials want to abolish all private property (ie. handing it over to the government), but only 6% and 5% trust the government? Seems to be a contradiction there.