>>>What drives these people to want to live under such a system?<<<
Easy. They believe that they will be in charge.
YUP
they are already in control of the cities where they live, the media complex including all of entertainment media, all social media, and the university system. Why would people want to support a system that enslaves everyone and murders people? Just live your left wing kook life in San Fran on Brooklyn.
Essentially they want to force people who to think like them even if if takes totalitarianism.