I think it goes hand in hand. Rich Marxists ( I refuse to call them Democrats) know the wealth gap is huge. They justify their high tax and spend policies because they FEAR what those poor people might do to them in the future. They pose and virtue signal to deflect being recognized as the 1%. Being so wealthy, they can afford homes in other countries if massive rioting breaks out, form “foundations” and “charities” to make it appear that they’re helping the poor when they’re really using them as tax shelters.
Right on the nose. The late Bennett Cerf actually said that the Great Society welfare state was to keep the rabble from attacking the Upper West Side.
The difference today is that the Plutocrat Marxists want the rabble to be diverted to killing and raping as many disarmed mostly white middle classAmericans to break the political power of this group. They also want to make sure enough latinos, mudslimes, and ignorant and tribalized Africans get here to ‘change the demographic’ to make sure Whitey will be permanently outnumbered and controlled by perpetual divide and conquer machinations.