I'm a firm believer that the current crop of Marxists here in the USA are just useful idiots. Truth is they have little in common with the Marxists of Communism in Russia.

Just know and acknowledge this simple truth. Marxism is a theocratic religion/government. Their temples and churches are schools and government buildings. They in effect worship the state, but its really them worshiping themselves. Its pure narcissism. They want the government to be all powerful because they believe they are the government... and they worship themselves as the government. Schools are the churches were they indoctrinate more true believers. The halls of government and some collages are high temples were they practice being god or at least demigods.

The fact that corrupt capitalists who also worship themselves have joined them seems pretty natural. Crony capitalism is very profitable if you have the right government people on your side. You can squeeze out the competition easier.

Pf course the cabal lead these idiots around by the nose.