Despite more than a century of utter devastation and failure, a large majority of young Americans believe that socialism is the only road to equality and prosperity.

This is not hyperbole nor speculation; it is demonstrated consistently among polls showing that most young people want socialism in America.

If you are wondering why so many young Americans desire socialism, look no further than the public education system and current culture, as the poll cited above clearly indicates.

Being a former public high school social studies teacher, I can vouch for the fact that government-run schools are indoctrinating students into believing that socialism is moral, fair, and righteous, and will create widespread prosperity and happiness when it is implemented in the world's wealthiest nation: the United States.

Believe it or not, this is a deep problem that exists in public schools across America. At nearly every public school I shadowed at, student-taught at, substituted at, or worked as a full-time teacher at, it was apparent that socialist/collectivist rhetoric was allowed, if not encouraged, among the social studies department.

I think the hivemind mentality among social studies teachers at least partially stems from the fact that teaching colleges are not preparing teachers to become excellent educators as much as they are preparing........

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