So how do you, Hugo Chavez, get more stuff and more power?
You could invent something.
Not likely.
You could rob a bank.
On the run forever. Nope.
You could develop a new way of living that everyone would pay you for.
Nope. They didn’t teach that in school.
You could start blasting people you don’t like.
They might blast back.
You have to come up with a way to acquire wealth and power without ending up in jail or dead and with lots of people helping you.
Hmmmmmmmm?
You’ve got it!
Take advantage of human emotions!
Play on people’s greed and envy!
Promise the lower 51% of the nation a bunch of free shirt! Taken from the upper 49% of the nation!
Socialism!
Legal stealing!
And you skim some off for yourself and your compatriots.
Brilliant!
Who is going to complain about you helping out the lower 51%?
They’ll be labeled as greedy capitalists if they try.
Become a congresscritter?