@lccmv @SirRichard @demi26 @RoboftheVolcano
I think it can be simplified further: Communists are classic con men.
Their pitch starts with "things are not as they seem," and goes on to pitch to the mark what he wants to believe is true, like religion without the need for consistent thought.
Every society develops second-stage parasites like this. The best societies remove them (exile, IMHO).