Can you provide an example and compare to our current situation.

I mean an example that the results of the grassroots movement and collective action brought about real improvements in the quality of life that exceed the costs.

India might be a case for the better but is not at all like what we face in the developed world.

In the developed world the rich currently have the power and tools to manipulate the population enough to prevent meaningful collective action. In the U.S. they have been able to manipulate the population into actions that are against the people's self-interests.

For collective action a goal is needed, a rallying cry. I don't see "eat the rich" or "extinction rebellion" catching on. The "occupy" movement fizzled out pretty quickly.

The strongest grassroots movement in the U.S. is an anti-immigrant Christian Nationalist one.

If you think a liberal, socialist, progressive movement could gain critical mass, well, I just don't see it.

TEK