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Two very different ways to get ahead
In a society based on centralized control (leftist, socialist, communist, whatever), there is really only one way to get ahead. You must figure out who has political power, befriend them, and do favors for them. There is no reason for you to help the common man, so you focus on those in power. Everything is in one pie, and if you want a piece of that pie, you must serve those above you.