Question

Explain the role of of peasant in the civil disobedience

Answer 1

The role of the “peasant” in any “movement” or revolution is to be cannon fodder to be manipulated by the Intellectuals who formulate the agenda to fulfill *their* political aims. There are always “elites” - most often intellectuals - who are behind the scenes pulling the strings, and these are the ones who will set themselves up with the power and access to the best resources when the changes fought and died for by the peasants become reality. A Herd is still a Herd, no matter who leads it.