In other words, our society is all an illusion based on nothing more than faith. Destroy that faith, whether it is in man or god, and you revert to the jungle.
That's what Hussein is trying to prevent. All his fanciful plans for "spreading the wealth around" are just that - fantasy. Now he's the guy in charge during one of the most serious economic crises of the last millenium.
That's why I'm astounded at the cosmic poetic justice - the very guy who wanted to expand socialism is going to preside over the destruction of the welfare state.
The only thing left remaining will be self-sufficiency. After the reset, we can get around to fixing the Constitution so this crap never happens again.