This is only true if you look at moments when socialism has been weakest, not when it has been strongest. https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/835486323574177793 …
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surges in any movement happens when the capture the large swaths of the public
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It's not a surge. It's a shift. Millennials shifted left, Dems better follow for survival.
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Yeah, Matt, as I pointed out to you, you're wrong pre-1920. Not a majority, but solid base in working class.
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Thirties, not so much--influence of CP mostly not seen at rank and file level.
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No, but thinking in partisan terms can, if you treat capitalism and socialism as parties.
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Periods of high inequality and economic weakness under capitalism encourage people to look to socialism. That's all.
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pre-1914 isn't a period of socialist resurgence, is it?
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Now think its partly due 2 connectedness via Internet. Folks can see how it works elsewhere - like Scandinavian Soc.
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