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Socialism is popular!
A Pew study reports that more than a third of American adults view it positively.
How is this possible?
Little has brought more misery — first in the Soviet Union, then in China, Cuba, Nicaragua, now Venezuela …
Onereasonyoungpeoplesupportsocialismisbecausetheirsocialmediafeedsshowvideosmadebypopularbuteconomicallyilliteratepeople.
TikTokstarMadelinePendletonhas1.6millionsubscribers.Mynewvideoshowshertellingthem:“Socialismisworkingbetterthancapitalism93%ofthetime!”
Wheredoessheget93%?
Fromastudypublishedin1986byself-describedMarxistsintheJournalofHealthServices.
TheauthorsconvenientlyignoretheUnitedStatesandotherwealthycountriesandcomparesocialisteconomiesto“capitalist”countrieslikeUganda,RwandaandSomalia,someofwhichwereatwar.
It’ssostupid.Butbasedonthat,Pendletontellsherfollowers,“Wehaveallthedatashowingthatsocialismdoeswork.”
Shealsocelebratescommunismbecauseofits“increasedlifeexpectancy.”
That’snonsense,too.Peoplel
