Historically, they did because everyone's capacity for violence was equal.
What about now that the best the average person can do is a firearm against coordinated, organized military with armoured vehicles, advanced weaponry, drones, and sooner than later, full access to mass surveillance?
Also, how will a revolution happen once somebody trains a ML model end-to-end to identify desire for revolution from your search and chat history and communication with like-minded others?
Assuming the intent isn't prevented altogether through algorithmic feeds showing only content that makes it seem less attractive.