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cause for optimism
OK, so the right-wing media hysteria around Obama means that for many socialism = Obama. The fact that socialism is so poorly understood is neither surprising nor terribly depressing given how marginalized the left has been for the past couple of decades. But why is the glass half empty? Can't we be encouraged by the fact that 47% of those polled rejected capitalism? In the belly of the beast no less.
Yes, this could go in a bad direction and I strongly agree with the need to "harness the growing disenchantment into a political force". It's like the fact that, while a majority of Americans oppose the Iraq war, the anti-war movement has struggled to stay alive. Lots of work to be done but no one is resting on their laurels because of this poll.