The Victims of Communism Memorial foundation has published it's Fifth annual poll on attitudes to Socialism, Communism and Collectivism in the United States. The Poll is based on data from YouGov involving 2,100 respondents aged 16 and over. To all intents and purposes, this is effectively the only polling data on the popularity of the Far left in America so it is worth having a look at.
The full document of responses is available here. If you would prefer to look at the short version, some highlights from the poll are provided here. The World Socialist Web Site also covered the results in a press article.
Favourability of "Communism" is highest amongst Generation Z (aged 16 to 23) at 28%, with Millennials (aged 24 to 39) coming in at 22% (down from 36% in 2019). Similar results are found in the favourability of "Marxism" amongst Generation Z with 30% viewing it positively (up 6% from 2019) and 27% of Millennials having a favourable opinion on Marxism (down 9% from 2019).
Naturally, 67% of people view being called a "Communist" an insult, with 53% viewing being called a "Marxist" an insult.
In response to the question "Would society be better off if all private property was abolished and property held by government for the good of all?" the response for Americans overwhelmingly negative with 77% saying "No", as opposed to 7% answering "Yes" and 16% saying "Don't know". Amongst Generation Z only 12% answered "yes" (64% said no, 24% said don't know) and only 10% of millennials answers "Yes" (with 66% answering "No" and 25% saying "Don't Know").
In response to the question "should government provide a universal basic income where every citizen receives a monthly stipend from the government?", 34% of Americans answered "Yes", whilst 44% answered No and 22% said they don't know. Generation was again a major factor in responses as 43% of both Millenials and Generation Z supported a Universal Basic Income.
More than a third of Americans (39%) were willing to support a member of the Democratic Socialist Party running for office (51% of Gen Z and 44% of Millennials). 16% of Generation Z and Millennials would be willing to support a member of the Communist Party running for office.
There is a huge amount of data to go through if you want, but I picked out these as some of the highlights. Do you have any thoughts on the polling data? Does it reflect your experience generally or diverge significantly from what you would expect to see?
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The full document of responses is available here. If you would prefer to look at the short version, some highlights from the poll are provided here. The World Socialist Web Site also covered the results in a press article.
Favourability of "Communism" is highest amongst Generation Z (aged 16 to 23) at 28%, with Millennials (aged 24 to 39) coming in at 22% (down from 36% in 2019). Similar results are found in the favourability of "Marxism" amongst Generation Z with 30% viewing it positively (up 6% from 2019) and 27% of Millennials having a favourable opinion on Marxism (down 9% from 2019).
Naturally, 67% of people view being called a "Communist" an insult, with 53% viewing being called a "Marxist" an insult.
In response to the question "Would society be better off if all private property was abolished and property held by government for the good of all?" the response for Americans overwhelmingly negative with 77% saying "No", as opposed to 7% answering "Yes" and 16% saying "Don't know". Amongst Generation Z only 12% answered "yes" (64% said no, 24% said don't know) and only 10% of millennials answers "Yes" (with 66% answering "No" and 25% saying "Don't Know").
In response to the question "should government provide a universal basic income where every citizen receives a monthly stipend from the government?", 34% of Americans answered "Yes", whilst 44% answered No and 22% said they don't know. Generation was again a major factor in responses as 43% of both Millenials and Generation Z supported a Universal Basic Income.
More than a third of Americans (39%) were willing to support a member of the Democratic Socialist Party running for office (51% of Gen Z and 44% of Millennials). 16% of Generation Z and Millennials would be willing to support a member of the Communist Party running for office.
There is a huge amount of data to go through if you want, but I picked out these as some of the highlights. Do you have any thoughts on the polling data? Does it reflect your experience generally or diverge significantly from what you would expect to see?
Welcome to the Communist Only Sub-Forum
Laika's Quotation of the Day:
"It is not heroes who make history, but history that makes heroes" (Joseph Stalin)