The Secret Self of Socialism

We are a strange species, us humans. So many different faces. That which is our 'true' self is known only to us. Or is it? If is said that each of us has a secret self, one so secret that even we do not know it. We, as individuals, may not know ourselves as well as we think we do. May this also be true of groups of people? Is it possible that groups of people may have a 'secret self' which propels them in a direction not foreseen or intended? Does socialism have a secret self? Has it been led al