[Marxism] Fwd: Emerging Forms of Leftism in the Millennial Generation

[Louis Proyect via Marxism]

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The quote often loosely assigned to Winston Churchill – “If a man is not 
a socialist by the time he is 20, he has no heart; If a man is not a 
conservative by 40, he has no brain” – may come to mind.  But are the 
results of this poll merely the sign of naïve, utopian-laden minds, as 
this quote suggests, or do they represent a sane and collective response 
to the continued failures of a capitalist system that seeks to funnel 
wealth to a few at the top? Fortunately, for those who seek social and 
economic justice for the working-class majority, the wave of Leftist 
political activity that has swept the US over the past few years 
suggests the latter.


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[Marxism] Fwd: Emerging Forms of Leftism in the Millennial Generation

[Michael Yates via Marxism]

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While this essay in North Star is not without interest, it would have been nice 
if the author had buttressed his arguments a bit more  with some data. For 
example, on race, this piece from the Washington Post suggests that millennials 
are just slightly less likely than previous generations to see blacks as in 
certain ways inferior to whites. The most revolutionary generation was my own, 
the much-maligned baby boomers, who initiated the biggest change ever in the US 
in terms of racial equality. Also, using an old poll about how millennials are 
more favorable toward socialism than capitalism begs a lot of questions. What 
do people think socialism is, etc.? Finally, I am skeptical of the power of 
social media to break down differences.

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/white-millennials-are-only-a-little-bit-less-racist-than-their-parents-which-is-still-pretty-racist

Of course, the author is trying to discern trends in the present, not an easy 
thing to do. Time will tell.
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