And they can't. First thing that happens when socialists get the power, is dictate rules for everyone else to follow. No they don't ask everyone, and even if they do, the "minority" is irrelevant. Social struggle is their belief, not peaceful resolution as done in a free market society with every transaction...
A small group ends "leading". Its a natural transition from the communist party organization, they don't believe masses can "do revolution" without leaders, they HAVE to lead. And once they get into power, this thinking remains and is put in motion nationwide.
Which is how you end with, all the "failed" attempts in human history...
Yes, they would give you this fake rhetoric/facade: "power to the people", but we the people will follow our loved great leader... They "replace" the wealthy group they accuse of everything, and after taking all their possessions by force (sometimes distribute a bit but keep the best for them) take their place as the leading "nomenclature" or party officials or revolutionary whatever.
I used to get offended but other topics have made me realize where this misconception comes from. The same logic that allows you to think a person calling themselves muslim and killing people makes islam bad also allows you to think this sort of thing makes socialism bad.
I don't know how to help you understand that individual actions and ideology are not the same thing.
And it always degrades into something resembling a monarchy, just look at north Korea: hereditary leadership like the absolute monarchies of the past (who ruled from that very city of Pyongyang).
You need to understand that DPRK is not a product of natural 'degradation' but rather a direct creation from outside interference. The PRK was the original, socialist government before the US murdered most of the leadership. Some of them escaped to the north and the USSR coopted their movement and created the DPRK as a combative, oppressive counter against American/capitalist aggression.
All you have done is told us that socialism doesn't work with capitalist interference or cooption.