# Quote — Bhaskar Sunkara, The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality

> Any social democrat, no matter their intentions, will always find it easier to move to the right than to the left. ON one side lie guarantees of stability from powerful interests, on the other capital strikes and stubborn resistance.

- Author: [Bhaskar Sunkara](https://www.leafyquotes.com/bhaskar-sunkara.md)
- Book: [The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality](https://www.leafyquotes.com/bhaskar-sunkara/the-socialist-manifesto-the-case-for-radical-politics-in-an-era-of-extreme-inequality.md)
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> It's obvious that things are changing. When I was in high school and told people I was a socialist, they looked at me as if I were crazy. When I tell people I'm a socialist today, they just nod and go about their day - not a hint of revulsion.

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