"Instead, America has been decimated socioeconomically, with no end in sight. A helpless and hopeless population entering what used to be a joyous holiday season. Was that the goal all along?"
Yes, it WAS the goal all along. And to STEAL the election, too! However, me and mine are still going to have a JOYOUS Thanksgiving and a JOYOUS Christmas.
“And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.”
― Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Yes, of course that was the goal. Evidenced by the refusal of progressive politicians to follow their own goals. A self destructive impulse, or acknowledgement of both the ineffectiveness of their actions and the high likelihood of their survival should they be infected. Personally, I don't think it's going to work, but a serious attempt dating to the demonization of the President by the left, politicians, media, and internet, since before taking office.