This is what happened with the French revolution.
It’s explained here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dwz_Z62e0s
I see the left in the US today as having a lot in common with the revolutionaries in france. And that turned out rather badly for everyone. The good news is we have the constraint of our constitution, which makes it MUCH harder to do it here.
Yes, much harder. But take away the Electoral College, and we’d be well down the path by now . . . we’ll see if Trump can turn it around in time.