But it generally leaves me cold. This keeps coming to mind:
"Wo unto the world because of offences! For offenses must come, but wo to him by whom the offence cometh!"
You have to be pretty damn sure you can build a better new world before you burn down the old one.
Would-be revolutionists would do better to focus their energies on things that:
- even the "evil other side" could never convince themselves to call a war crime
- are resilient to and helpful after whatever collapse is foreseen
- will have some benefit if the collapse does not occur
- don't make things worse.
It is, in fact, possible to find these things.
The worst-case scenario is that there's a collapse and it brings neither a worker's paradise nor the return of kings, but pointless gang wars. You can build that worker's paradise, or aristocratic character, before the collapse, and if you're right that the system is unsustainable, you'll "start" the collapse in a much better position. Sure, there are likely entrenched obstacles in your way, but making an omelette does not justify killing a few people.
Get to know your neighbors!