Brilliant Real Estate deal by ruthless leftists.
1). Destroy the big cities with awful policies
2). Drive real estate prices into the ground
3). Buy up properties for pennies on the dollar
4). Run law and order politicians (Everybody cheers)
5). Appreciate their investments
The cyclical nature of it all is brutally predictable. Those in power don’t have to deal with the catastrophe they did so much to inflect, until they are ready.
Rinse, recycle, repeat.