It's one of the massive failures within the Western governments and institutions, they don't believe that someone can at a ground level stand up to them and hurt them, that it takes a Trump or an Elon to do it, forgetting that while they are important they would throw their resources behind an upstart if they showed success. (Like France during the American revolution)
That is true but usually comes when it's shown that the insurgent side is gaining ground.
I'd like to add this to my point
It's one of the massive failures within the Western governments and institutions, they don't believe that someone can at a ground level stand up to them and hurt them, that it takes a Trump or an Elon to do it, forgetting that while they are important they would throw their resources behind an upstart if they showed success. (Like France during the American revolution)