A new national telephone and online survey by Rasmussen Reports and StoppingSocialism.com finds that 53% of Likely U.S. Voters ages 18 to 39 would like to see a democratic socialist candidate win the 2028 presidential election.
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2025/09/young-people-love-socialism.php
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Foolish Marxists have been tricked for centuries by a mistake Marx made.
You see, in the moment Marx wrote, he mistook the decline of the aristocracy for its disappearance, replaced by the new business owner class.
In reality, one need only look at what share of gdp is government to realize that's totally wrong. Business may punch above its class but it's a small fry in the postmodern bureaucratic world. Like Imperial China before it, it's been subordinated and minimized by the state.
The most recent reliable global estimate of the total combined net worth of all the world’s billionaires comes from Forbes’ 2025 Billionaires List. According to that, there are 3,028 billionaires worldwide, whose collective net worth adds up to $16.1 trillion.
Imagine that -- if the United States were to seize every billionaire's entire assets without those assets magically becoming worthless, it would only pay for the federal budget for 2 years, or half the current national debt.
The Leviathan is the devourer of the world, and it will not stop at your enemies. Our ancient myths warned us of that, but we burned all the books when we proclaimed a sea monster couldn't literally eat the world.
You see, in the moment Marx wrote, he mistook the decline of the aristocracy for its disappearance, replaced by the new business owner class.
In reality, one need only look at what share of gdp is government to realize that's totally wrong. Business may punch above its class but it's a small fry in the postmodern bureaucratic world. Like Imperial China before it, it's been subordinated and minimized by the state.
The most recent reliable global estimate of the total combined net worth of all the world’s billionaires comes from Forbes’ 2025 Billionaires List. According to that, there are 3,028 billionaires worldwide, whose collective net worth adds up to $16.1 trillion.
Imagine that -- if the United States were to seize every billionaire's entire assets without those assets magically becoming worthless, it would only pay for the federal budget for 2 years, or half the current national debt.
The Leviathan is the devourer of the world, and it will not stop at your enemies. Our ancient myths warned us of that, but we burned all the books when we proclaimed a sea monster couldn't literally eat the world.
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That's a good point.
Aristocracy was not replaced...
We simply relied on an inferior substitute.
That's a good point.
Aristocracy was not replaced...
We simply relied on an inferior substitute.
