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Millennials surveyed say they consider President Donald Trump the “biggest threat to
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The Daily Signal
1 in 3 Millennials View Communism Favorably, Survey Finds
Mary Margaret Olohan
October 28, 2019
A growing number of millennials show support for communism and
socialism, a new survey from the Victims of Communism Memorial
Foundation found.
The survey, conducted by the research and data firm YouGov, found that
70% of millennials are likely to vote socialist and that 1 in 3
millennials perceive communism as “favorable.”
The survey, part of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation’s
report “U.S. Attitudes Toward Socialism, Communism, and Collectivism,”
from Sept. 6-13 polled 2,100 people in the United States who were 16
and older. The survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.4%.
A little over half of the millennials polled said the Declaration of
Independence “guarantees freedom and equality” better than “The
Communist Manifesto.”
“The historical amnesia about the dangers of communism and
socialism is on full display in this year’s report,” said Marion Smith,
executive director of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation.
“When we don’t educate our youngest generations about the historical
truth of 100 million victims murdered at the hands of communist regimes
over the past century, we shouldn’t be surprised at their willingness
to embrace Marxist ideas,” Smith added. “We need to redouble our
efforts to educate America’s youth about the history of communist
regimes and the dangers of socialism today.”
Millennials polled also said they consider President Donald Trump the
“biggest threat to world peace,” rating Trump as more dangerous to
world peace than Russian President Vladimir Putin, North Korean leader
Kim Jong Un, or Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Ten percent of millennials said Trump is “responsible for more deaths
and human rights abuses” than mass murderer and Russian leader Josef
Stalin or notorious German dictator Adolf Hitler.
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