Joe Rogan Experience #2535 - Andrew Wilson · Aired Aug 5, 2026
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In the United States, roughly 34 percent of the population believes socialism is a good idea.
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A 2025 Gallup poll found 39 percent of American adults had a positive view of socialism, not 34 percent. The 34 percent figure that does show up in recent polling is actually about young adults ages 18 to 29 expressing sympathy toward communism specifically, a different question about a different group.
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Is it true that in the United States, roughly 34 percent of the population believes socialism is a good idea?
Partly. The claim stretches what the evidence shows. A 2025 Gallup poll found 39 percent of American adults had a positive view of socialism, not 34 percent. The 34 percent figure that does show up in recent polling is actually about young adults ages 18 to 29 expressing sympathy toward communism specifically, a different question about a different group. It was said on Joe Rogan Experience #2535 - Andrew Wilson, aired Aug 5, 2026, at 1:45:14. We haven't independently confirmed who said it. The supporting source is en.wikipedia.org, linked below.
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