Bolshevik Politics

"You wanna know what my platform is? Here it is. I'm gonna soak the fat boys and spread it out thin."
--Willie Stark (All the King's Men)

What is Bolshevik politics? It is the narrative that rich people are selfish, corporations are bad, and wealth is too concentrated. All people beside the rich are victims of the system. To correct the injustices of the system, wealth must be confiscated from the few and redistributed to the rest.

The dirty secret of Bolshevik politics, though, is that, whatever you do, don't allow the masses to work hard and be successful. Political power comes from keeping people feeling afraid and downtrodden.

Successful people lose the victim mentality, which is the kiss of death for Bolshevik politics.