There’s a statement, not an actual quote attributable to anyone, that goes, “They need martyrs to keep the socialist brainwashing alive, otherwise they’d have no native supporters fighting against their own best interests.”
In other words, socialism/communism is so contrary to people’s material/economic self-interest that few would accept it if approached rationally. The “brainwashing” part means supporters are conditioned through propaganda, education, media, or activism to ignore reality, and it creates victims. You need martyrs, the people who suffer death, jail, hardship as though they were on some kind of holy crusade. It’s an emotional appeal to keep the outrage going. The martyr takes on the role of hero, and there’s a reward, much like the 72 virgins for a suicide bomber.
The problem is that a fresh supply of martyrs is needed. If you run out, the emotional appeal stalls, recruitment slows or stops, and the movement collapses.
The reward is that the name will be remembered, but that’s as empty as the 72 virgins. There could be a GoFundMe-type payoff for the martyr’s survivors. But as more video came out, there’s been a pause or stop today in donations. It doesn’t seem worth it. A week from now, how many will remember the “martyr’s” name in Minneapolis?
Not to worry, another brainwashed martyr will come forward, and then another; then they will eventually stop.