Wall Street Journal Opinion(@WSJopinion):Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin, Mao Zedong, Fidel Castro, Hugo Chávez—none were from the working class they championed, but from the bourgeoisie they sought to overthrow. Today, America’s self-described socialists are frequently no different, writes J.T. Young

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Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin, Mao Zedong, Fidel Castro, Hugo Chávez—none were from the working class they championed, but from the bourgeoisie they sought to overthrow. Today, America’s self-described socialists are frequently no different, writes J.T. Young