Late Stage Anglo-American Empire

Socialism will have to be forced on them at gunpoint

I mean, that's basically what a revolution is, at least the initial part. You want to get and keep the confidence of the people too (and part of that is making sure their needs are met, which is part persuasion and part plain actually caring about what happens to people). But you can't expect to have control over that pre-revolution and hope people will go along with an overthrow of an existing system. Revolution isn't a dinner party, a picnic, or a campaign promise. There's a relevant quote about how it's the forceful imposition of one group on another, or words to that effect, I forget the exact quote or I'd post it.