The French Revolution employed an army of peasants but was orchestrated by the republican elites.
Anyone promoting a "revolution of the people" or the proletariat is pushing it for the benefit of some elites, or naively misunderstanding the language.
The founding fathers were the elites.
The French Revolution employed an army of peasants but was orchestrated by the republican elites.
Anyone promoting a "revolution of the people" or the proletariat is pushing it for the benefit of some elites, or naively misunderstanding the language.