I'll take care of you.
Absolute corruption needs an environment of apathy and stupidity to gain a foothold.
The Communist had followed their paranoid leaders into bankruptcy. Their last ditch effort, Cuba, had been stopped cold when Kennedy called their bluff. At that point, the Communist were nothing more than a big bear with worn-out teeth and no heart for a fight. When the First Part of their Three Part plan had been accomplished, they went to work on Part Two . Realizing that their Wall was not keeping us out, but rather was keeping them in, the Communist set out to find someone they could manipulate.