Make no mistake, they already have their list of people and groups to purge.
Yes; the same reason Hitler demonized the Jews for more than a decade before the NAZIs came to power in Germany.
Every social and economic problem was blamed on the Jewish citizens, regardless of the real cause. The propaganda convinced enough of the low-info population, and plenty more who knew the truth.
That is how genocide is fomented. That is what has been happening here.
Any non-communist, of any color, is the target in this one.