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Half of millennials now favor socialism over
capitalism, Jonathan, what is going on here?

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Socialism.

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Capitalism.

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Socialism.

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Capitalism.

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Socialism.

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This socialist slash communist!

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My experience is that the younger generation
is moving left on economic issues.

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I wonder if you think we could make a more
stark contrast to right-wing economics.

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Well I thank you for your question, but I
have to say we’re capitalists.

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Lee Carter, a
marine veteran backed by the Democratic Socialists of America

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unseated the House Majority Whip.

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I’ve always kind of considered myself a
bit to the left of the Democrats, and you know,

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disgruntled with what they do when they
get into power.

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Spoiler alert, I am a socialist!

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My politics are very different from both major
parties, and people in my district responded

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to it because people in my district are angry.

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I don’t feel like I am represented.

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I don’t feel like there is me anywhere in
this nation.

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Because if you don’t have enough money,
you don’t get a voice.

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Yeah!

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Teachers are walking out because we’re fed
up.

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If being a socialist means that I want an
equitable system, then yep, I am a socialist.

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Socialism is a demand for greater equality,
greater justice, and the principle that this

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can never really be achieved under the capitalist
system.

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Democratic Socialism means that we must create
an economy that works for all,

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not just the very wealthy.

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If you think that democracy is a good thing
in the ballot box, then socialists ask questions

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like why don’t we have a democracy in workplaces?
Why don’t more people have more control

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over the big economic and social decisions
that really decide their lives?

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Socialism has been here in one form or another
in the United States for a long long time.

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The thing about socialism today is you don’t
have to identify yourself with a single set

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of institutions, you can dream about what
socialism might be.

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Kinda isolating being the only person from
your ideological perspective

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in a legislative body.

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This is the political establishment.

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And so I’m an invader here.

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Thank you Mr. Speaker, speaking to the bill.

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All of these people who were just waiting for
something to happen – myself included –

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that’s not gonna happen anymore.