How Attractive Is Socialism Now?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

70% : Much more common is the support for the Nazi/fascist version of socialism.
63% :Of course, one can learn about socialism by studying the history of Russia, China, Cuba, North Korea, Venezuela, et al., but the pro-socialist crowd here in the United States dismisses those examples as irrelevant -- usually employing some lame argument that they didn't implement socialism the right way.
63% : Extensive government intervention in the electricity business in California has resulted in periodic brownouts and blackouts becoming almost routine.
59% : Fortunately, just as Scrooge was given a glimpse into a grim future, and was able to change course and spare himself ruin, so the people of the USA have been granted a glimpse of the future -- the Ghost of Socialism
51% : In the most recent presidential campaign, prominent Democrats such as Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) were calling for some version of socialism, while various Republicans denounced socialism.
49% : Before proceeding, let's define socialism: dictionaries tell us that "socialism" is a system in which the government owns the means of production.
48% : Our country is on a course toward socialism.
48% : Wouldn't it be helpful if, like Scrooge, we could have a preview of what socialism would look like in practice in the United States?
44% : In the last two years or so, we have had multiple "sneak previews" of what life under socialism here would be like with Big Government controlling huge swaths of our economy and implementing "expert" central economic planning.
42% : In short, they don't call for literal socialism, but for an economically ubiquitous and dominant government infused with the spirit of socialism.

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