
The young people who voted for Jeremy Corbyn, or who are voting for Bernie Sanders, and who are supporting socialist candidates the world over, do so because they can see exactly how fucked they are, and because these candidates have both articulated not only an understanding of that fucked-ness but have articulated a way out of it — a way back to an era of security, greater equality and greater opportunity that is within living memory. That articulated solution is democratic socialism; an unapologetic and sincere desire to use the state’s power and resources to improve the lives of its citizens. While this might be terrifying to some, it’s worth pointing out that “socialism” to someone who’s 1…