This is literally ahistorical. The overwhelming majority of consequential protests/rebellions/revolutions were heavily endorsed by the literati class. Why do you think freedom of speech and expanding education are classically liberal claims?
You can see it right now in Putin's Russia. Opposition to the regime, to the extent that it exists, does not come from the proles.
You can see it right now in Putin's Russia. Opposition to the regime, to the extent that it exists, does not come from the proles.