....Or maybe he got face “slapped” by reality for once.
Reality? Doubtful. His order were Marxists long before Karl.
https://www.google.com/#q=Paraguay+Marxist+reductions
“From each according to their ability; to each according their need” Only works as long as “reality” is such that the ability in that equation outweighs the need.
Won’t be the first time the charade got rebooted (Romans 1:25) and probably not the last, either.