Young americans ignorant of the past
Yep. That explains part of it. The other part is that they are influenced by friends and family who don't know any better either. Stupidity reigns in today's youth (for the most part anyway).
https://reason.com/2019/09/03/young-americans-prefer-socialism-because-they-are-ignorant-of-the-past-camille-paglia/?utm_medium=email#comments
A government which robs Peter to
pay Paul can always depend on
the support of Paul. -- George Bernard Shaw