Why young Americans support democratic socialism

[mystery-ak]

November 18, 2025
Why young Americans support democratic socialism
By Chris Talgo

Make no mistake, way too many young Americans are suffering from an acute case of democratic socialist shiny object syndrome. From Seattle to New York City, young Americans are voting for democratic socialists at a resounding rate.

While much ink has been spilt trying to garner why so many young people are infatuated with democratic socialism, the answer may be more obvious than most think.

Based on a new poll from Rasmussen Reports and The Heartland Institute, you can blame the parents for the fact that more than half of young likely voters want to see a democratic socialist win the White House in 2028.

The poll, which surveyed 1,496 likely voters aged 18 to 39 from across the country, found that 27 percent said their parents or guardians most influenced them to support democratic socialism.

Incredibly, 54 percent of respondents said their parents or guardians, to the best of their recollection when they were growing up, had a favorable view toward democratic socialism. On the other hand, less than 20 percent said their parents had a “very unfavorable” view.

I must admit that I am shocked to see such a large percentage of parents holding a positive view of democratic socialism given the fact that socialism has failed every time it has been implemented.

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https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/11/why_young_americans_support_democratic_socialism.html

[DefiantMassRINO]

The kids are too young to remember the failings of the Soviet system.

The current Establishment of Elites is dominated by Boomer Kleptocrats who think they'll never die, who want to keep everything for themselves, and who ignore their responsibility for succession planning.

[Free Vulcan]

Welcome to the fruits of our public education system.

[catfish1957]

A government riddled by $38T in debt, has hamstrung this nation's ability to invest in our young, and create the infrastructure to facilitate that.

For much of our gullible youth, they have been brainwashed that the American Dream Rug has been pulled from beneath them.  In almost all cases, we as a people have improved their standard of living for 100's of year.   This time not....   And the kids are looking at dangerous alternatives.