Would you be surprised to learn that millennials prefer socialism to capitalism?

They like the "idea" until they can own nothing and are being told what to do all the time. This is the generation of everybody gets a star and nobody is "special, talented, or different". From kindergarten through college they have been spoon fed falsehoods and lies. Most parents were raised the same way, so it is a planned attack. I liked the early 60's prior to women's liberation (which didn't) and all the drugs and the "free" love stuff.

You are so right, Jack!

No. It seems as though more and more people are growing up with a sense of entitlement and are looking for the government to take care of them instead of doing so themselves.

Young people are dead in the water. So they look for change. In America today i think people come over the non-existent wall. Next day give birth and that process sets them off on a 10 years paid vacation , food , rent , medical & education to a degree. Regular twenty somethings must fend for them self and there is just no way for 9 out of 10 to afford a family and home of any kind. So we have our own people looking at undocumented and saying to them self , what gives. How come the people down the street , the people that don't speak English well. How come their bills are payed for by Uncle-SAM. I thought Uncle-SAM was my Uncle. ** So of course Millennials want Socialism it's a better deal for them. After all what we have now is Fascism and it produced the 1 - % and we need to get rid of that fast before the greed takes us all down.

If you want to know what's up with "kids today," you have to look at parents today. Baby Boomers grew up with modern conveniences that would have been inconceivable to kings and emperors a generation ago, then took that luxury for granted and passed along to their children a rabid consumer culture that makes everyone believe that they can "have it all." Not only can you not have it all, there's a real good chance that in trying, you'll end up with nothing at all.

If you were born between 1946 and 1964, you have NO right at all to complain about the entitlement mentality of Millennials, because you were the ones who nurtured and encouraged it. That's why we have a population that needs a card in their wallet to tell them how much to tip at a restaurant but don't hesitate to take interest-only mortgages, brag about how little they're paying, then blames the Big Evil Corporations when they go upside down.

So no, I'm not surprised that people my age are into Socialism. It was entirely predictable, because just ten years ago all I heard from high schoolers and college students were the glories of free market capitalism and Randian Objectivism when America was having too much fun with the housing boom to check if the numbers added up. As soon as the party was over and we had to pay some bills, suddenly it's all about collective effort and social programs and "screw the rich pigs, maaaaaan!" The only philosophy people truly ascribe to is whichever suits them most at the moment.

Newsflash, kids: the system is rigged against you. Is that really so shocking? Were you really expecting something different? Big corporations hire lobbyists. They're paid insanely high salaries to lobby both parties. What did you think they were lobbying for? "Fairness?" Tipping the scales in favor of the working man?

Doesn't surprise me at all, this has to be the worst generation ever. This generation especially the youth is being brain washed by the Progressive Liberal Professors and now we are starting to see the results. They in turn will pass it on to their children and soon we will be in a total meltdown and the Country will no longer exist.

I've said for years that the American education system needed to put more emphasis on economics in both high school and college. Directly and indirectly, we all are affected by the economic environment we live in every day; yet many people don't know the difference between a stock & a bond, think the lottery is as good a retirement plan as the stock market and carries no more risk, and apparently can't understand there are high economic and social costs to the concept of "free" (Bernie voters, I'm looking your way on this.).
I'm not so much surprised in the attraction of socialism in America today (though I'm not sure just how well its newest adherents can even define socialism), as I am disappointed in just how poorly we have educated kids in the last 20 or so years.

Most of the Evil Empire Socialist have either gone completely think USSR now Capitalist Russia, China with it's own stock market is operating a mix of Socialism/Capitalism. Cuba which we are now reestablishing a relationship with now. Vietnam which is running and Outstanding Tourism Program for US Vietnam Vets. The only realistic example that they have is the Socialism they Practice in Northern Europe which quality of life speaking is exceeding the US by far lately. What is there not to like? Youngsters are not stupid, they are not falling for that "Evil Red Menace" propaganda that their Fathers and Grandfathers fell for. Good for them.

I would honestly be surprised if most millenials could define socialism. Most of them are just upset that they're graduating college in mountains of student debt to find out there are no jobs available. It's this economic situation that makes them more susceptible to liberal politicians promising free entitlements. While it is concerning in the short term, I don't think it's a long term problem.

I think they see the writing on the walls,and that capitalism is nessecary but shouldn't dictate policy.Our system is set up to allow Socialism-Capitalism-and Humanism to work in concert with one another.Whats happened over many years is Capitalism has stopped working in concert with the others.The Millennials see this happening and want to reign in unbridled Capitalism.To bring it back in concert.Hope this makes sense.