Whenever I read this, I hear "I need people to stay miserable so that they will be willing to join my revolutionary army." Something really slimy about pivotin

Whenever I read this, I hear "I need people to stay miserable so that they will be willing to join my revolutionary army." Something really slimy about pivoting from human suffering to your pet critique of society & insisting that the only worthwhile course of action is your political agenda.