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The United States and socialism are not what they were years ago. In recent years, structural changes have taken place in North American society and politics. So much so that it seems that years ago a candidate −Bernie Sanders− self-proclaimed as a “socialist” or “social-democrat” would put the public apparatus. Democratic Partyembodied in the person of Hillary Clinton.
The fact is that the popularity of socialism in the United States has grown rapidly. In 2010, 72 percent of Americans preferred capitalism, compared to 17 percent who wanted socialism. In 2018, however, the choices of young people in that country were contradictory: 45 percent for capitalism versus 51 percent for socialism; although in the population range over 65 years of age, capitalism still had a preference of 60 against 28 percent (Newport, Gallup 2018). Due to the above, We can conclude that the trend in favor of socialism born from the youth of North America has advanced in recent years.
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Surveys show that more than 62 percent of young people between the ages of 18 and 34 think that the market economy is unable to solve the complex problems of today’s society, and that strong government intervention is needed. They are young people who are skeptical about capitalism, which they relate to the 2007-09 recession. It is no surprise that the majority of young people who have a positive opinion of socialism are democrats; Yes, it is true that 25 percent of young Republicans think the same.
Most of these young people advocate a Scandinavian type of democratic socialism. The common factor is that they all protect claims on the welfare state. Some of his ideas about inequality, housing, wages, health care, public education, banking, energy, and the role of government in the utopian economy, but others are admirable. Everyone thinks that the current economic system is unfair because it favors the rich to the detriment of the middle class and the poor.. The differences emerge in their proposals for remedying injustice.
As I said at the beginning, the United States and socialism are not the same now as they were a few years ago. Events are moving quickly and the workers’ consciousness has matured. Nowhere is this more true than at the heart of imperialism itself.
In 2015, Bernie Sanders Candidate for the Democratic Party He openly identified with socialism. He rode before and after and it was a matter of interest for some, and also a strong rejection for others, within the American electorate that until recently looked at that label with complete disbelief. When Sanders lost the candidacy again that year, he remained a candidate Joe Bidenwho was vice-president in the government of Conradh na Gaeilge Obama. While supporting left-wing policies, Biden has spent almost his entire adult life in elected office, and during his career in the Senate he gained a reputation as a negotiator and foreign policy expert. He supports gun control and environmental protection, and listens to the advice of scientists on public health. As Barack Obama’s vice president, he led the 2009 economic recovery package.an experience that, unfortunately, will be relevant in 2021.
Kamala Harrisa California lawyer and current senator, the daughter of a Jamaican scientist and an Indian scientist, who was chosen by Biden to take over the vice presidency. In the 2024 elections she could finally be the Democratic candidate for the Presidency, as Biden would then be 82 years old.
On the eve of the election, Kamala Harris mentioned that it would be a good idea to promote socialism. “It’s about,” he said in his campaign speech, “giving people the resources and support they need, so that everyone can be on an equal footing and be able to compete there.”
It would be good news for Mexico, if, like what Obama did with Biden – by putting him in charge of our country – the next president entrusts these matters to Kamala.who had a remarkable performance during his tenure as Attorney General of California from 2010 to 2016, regarding the persecution of criminals committed to arms trafficking, drugs and humanitarian abuse, all this close to Mexico.
We are experiencing paradigm changes. The ideological movement led by Bernie Sanders is growing relentlessly and continues to place middle-of-the-road jobs in local and state governments. The shift to the left in the US has been attributed to dissatisfaction with the capitalist and two-party system, weighed down by years of nepotism and corruption. in politics at the local level.
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The word socialism, which once had a pejorative meaning in the United States, is now associated by many with “equality” and not “government property.” or control”, as it was during the 1940s. This suggests that the hatred and fear of socialism, or just the word, has already been overcome.
In contrast, we regret that far-right analysts, commentators and activists have been appointed in Mexico, who still follow the retrospective idea of considering socialism as a societal and human disaster, and do not take into account all. the bad deeds of our government in the past.
Article published in VANGUARDIA on November 14, 2020*
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