You are correct. However, I'd like to add that the hatred for America and the capitalist system is the driving factor, not an excuse or a consequence.
IOW, the hatred stands alone. When the communist prop got kicked out from under it, they hunted around till they found a justification in environmentalism.
It's the hatred and contempt that is the root for them, not the various and easily switched rationales behind them.
“It’s the hatred and contempt that is the root for them, not the various and easily switched rationales behind them. “
Correct