This has been in the works for decades.
Engorge the lumpenproletariat to bring down the system, then grab the reins of the means of production.
Millions suffer and die, the elites live high on the hog.
If you want to say it doesn’t work, remember most totalitarian dictators died of natural causes at a ripe old age.
“means of production” were off shored years ago. They are taking command of a sinking ship.