My old history professor claimed that revolutions are generally started by one of three groups:
Where peasants have the economic security that comes from living close to the land, and having less fear of starving in economic downturns, urban workers do not.
Peasants may thus be willing to get violent because there is less fear that they will starve if they reject the authority of economic elites. And I'll give my consent to any government that does not deny a man a living wage-Billy Bragg
