Why the People Can't Win

Historically speaking, farmers’ revolts against their exploiters (such as the Canadian Truckers against the Urban Socialists) have been easily crushed by ruling elites. Rarely do the common people and their torches and pitchforks manage to overthrow a corrupt regime. That is because farmers don’t pay officials’ salaries, nor the incomes of the security forces, police, and military. The elites do—by exploiting the farmers.

Sometimes farmers do win the revolt, but if you were betting money, I’d bet on the elites, who crush most popular revolts most of the time (and come out even richer and more powerful afterward).