Support for Socialism: Polling Results
In many western countries, including Canada, Australia, the United States and United Kingdom, young people are expressing a preference for profound economic and social change including socialism, presumably due in part to their lack of real-world experience with genuine socialism and the misery it imposed. According to Perspectives on Capitalism and Socialism: Polling Results from Canada, the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom, support for socialism ranges from 46 to 53 per cent among Canadians, American, Britons and Australians aged 18-34 years old, but it drops to between 19 and 38 per cent among people over 55.
There’s also the question of what its 21st-century supporters actually mean by “socialism.” The traditional definition—government controlling the means of production—garners the least support among socialist supporters today who, instead, think of socialism as more government programs or even a guaranteed minimum income.
Perspectives on Capitalism and Socialism: Polling Results from Canada, the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom | Realities of Socialism |
