Tbh that’s better than I expected. 2% with basically no organization (and what we do have started from zero not long ago) in the heart of the imperial core while - relatively speaking - times have been good for decades now. Learning about the humble beginnings of the Bolsheviks, the CPC, the dozens of communists who started the Cuban revolution… it encourages me to know you can start with a small base and grow massively when the conditions allow.
I'd go so far as to say there's 10% of people who are really anticapitalist leaning between the Socialists, Communists, and Anarchists. Its an exciting time for sure! It only takes a small population of dedicated operatives to foment revolution.
One thing I will say is most Americans have no idea what these words actually mean in any substantive way (I was guilty of this until just some handful of years ago like I'm sure many others were) so I'd be interested to understand who was polled more.
Doesn't work without mass support, even if limited.
True but that's what their point is. It doesn't take a majority of the population to sway public opinion is what I'm saying. They can agitate and radicalize people as a very small and dedicated contingent.
That's what I was thinking. I wonder how the numbers would change if people sat thru a class where each term was defined then retook the survey.