Well. Yeah. All politics is the application of high-minded ideals to the real world. Communism is supposed to lead to the dissolution of the state, and it leads to a different group of wealthy people in charge. Capitalism is supposed to give the common man access to wealth, and it leads to a group of wealthy people in charge. Case in point:

Authoritarianism is the ideal implementation of a hierarchical structure in society. Totalitarianism is what it looks like in practice.

Liberalism is the idea that everyone should have the right to live how they see fit. Of course everyone is going to try and co-opt that.