Unfortunately, you may be correct. Exploiting desperation and envy to gain power seems to be a successful formula for political gain, at least for the short-term.
Exploiting desperation and envy to gain power seems to be a successful formula for political gain, at least for the short-term. But by then the left, the ones who use the tactic mostly, have gained the power and eliminated the rights to oppose them.
Phony exit polls and early declarations of victory are also common Communists tactics. If they then lose, continuous recounts and court challenges follow.