I think the closest historical parallel to explain this is known as "dekulakization".
In the wiki's description of the reasons for it, they circumscribe the real reason: the kulaks as a group had the will, the intellect, and the resources so that--if they were to organize--they could have overthrown the Bolsheviks. This existential threat had to be eliminated by any means necessary, and this was and is simply hidden in a bunch of nonsense Commie rhetoric.
We see very much the same thing now with the repression of conservatives. They aren't called "class enemies". The new terminology is racist, fascist, homophobe, Domestic Violent Extremist(tm), etc, etc. Same playbook, different team wearing different colors, same league.
The human population turned the corner very recently from tax cattle and cannon fodder to potential enemy combatants. Armed and angry white Christians that still have a few bucks in their pockets are the most dangerous, so you can see that that explains a number of things.
I think the closest historical parallel to explain this is known as "dekulakization".
In the wiki's description of the reasons for it, they circumscribe the real reason: the kulaks as a group had the will, the intellect, and the resources so that--if they were to organize--they could have overthrown the Bolsheviks. This existential threat had to be eliminated by any means necessary, and this was and is simply hidden in a bunch of nonsense Commie rhetoric.
We see very much the same thing now with the repression of conservatives. They aren't called "class enemies". The new terminology is racist, fascist, homophobe, Domestic Violent Extremist(tm), etc, etc. Same playbook, different team wearing different colors, same league.
The human population turned the corner very recently from tax cattle and cannon fodder to potential enemy combatants. Armed and angry white Christians that still have a few bucks in their pockets are the most dangerous, so you can see that that explains a number of things.