That sounds a lot like Otto von Bismarck [0] . Fearful of the socialists, he tried banning them, but that didn't work. So, instead, he introduced "Soclialism-li

That sounds a lot like Otto von Bismarck [0] . Fearful of the socialists, he tried banning them, but that didn't work. So, instead, he introduced "Soclialism-lite" with improved worker conditions, social benefits, and semi-public medicine. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Socialism_(Germany) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Socialism_(Germany)