I love the meme, but, no, even Marx didn’t predict the economy we have now. He correctly identified all the players at the table, but his worst predictions were reminiscent of pre-Reagan. His worst fever dreams were the “best” the economy has been for the working class in 50 years. That’s how fucked we are.
If you went back and explained how we implemented supply-side economics, he’d look at you expectantly like “finally, their final move; then revolution, right?” If you continued with the housing crash, I’m pretty sure he’d collapse from terror. God, if you explained the modern finacialization of the economy, he’d probably kill you, if not himself.
I mean theoretically, Vance doesn’t need a cult, just more electoral college votes than Dems. Which, dems have done an amazing job for the last decade destroying any chance of that.