Why Are So Many People Losing Faith In Capitalism?
According to new polling, just half of young Americans hold a favorable view of capitalism. This tracks with other, similar polls, but why is it happening? What is it about capitalism that is so unappealing to young people? In this episode, we'll discuss the trend away from capitalism, the appeal of socialism as an alternative, and consider what normal people can do to help hasten the demise of the predatory, outdated system that is capitalism. Why Are So Many People Losing Faith In Capitalism? – Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/2nFsvTS music by Sam Kužel - https://samkuzel.com/ New video every Friday! My website: https://secondthought.us Citations and Further Reading: Axios Poll: https://www.surveymonkey.com/curiosit... McCarthyism and the Red Scare: https://oxfordre.com/americanhistory/... Socialist Party platform 1912: http://sageamericanhistory.net/progre... Debs "How I Became A Socialist" https://www.jacobinmag.com/2021/03/eu... Works of Eugene Debs: https://www.marxists.org/archive/debs... US healthcare ranking among peer nations: https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publ... US maternity leave ranking among peer nations: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2... https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank... Decline of unions in the US: https://psmag.com/economics/what-caus... Union busting in the US: https://www.epi.org/publication/unlaw... Russia (Soviet period) life expectancy: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1... Thomas Sankara documentary: • Thomas Sankara the Upright Man YouTube List of free socialist literature: https://www.marxists.org/ebooks/ Podcasts: Revolutionary Left Radio: https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn... Blowback: https://blowback.show/ Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/podcast YouTube channels: Hakim: / @yaboihakim Yugopnik: / @yugopnik RE-EDUCATION: / @deadheadanimation Marxist Paul: / @marxism_today AzureScapegoat: / @azurescapegoat BayArea415: / channel Radical Reviewer: / @radicalreviewer Follow and Support Second Thought! Twitter: / _secondthought Patreon: / secondthought BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/secondth... CashApp: $JTChapman Watch More Second Thought: Latest Uploads: • Playlist Spaaaaaace!: • Playlist What If...: • Playlist Popular Videos: • Popular Videos | Second Thought About Second Thought: Second Thought is a channel devoted to education and analysis of current events from a Leftist perspective. Welcome! Business Email: [email protected]
