2) overthrow the government (happened quite often throughtout the 20th century in lots of E.U. and others countries. Governments can and do get thrown off mid-term by popular protest)
3) put politicians in jail (also happens)
4) eliminate their whole political party (e.g take it from 50%+ to less than 10% of the vote).
5) full blown revolution.
Against powerful private interests on the other hand, you can't do as much. Especially if they work together.
The time where any of those points could have a meaningful impact on the political status quo has long passed.
Even in extreme situations where governments are overthrown, foreign intelligence agencies have perfected their ability to totally manipulated the chaos to their benefit.
Which is why it is no surprise the leaders who end up taking power are pretty much always puppets for much more powerful external states. Leaving the general populous in even less of a position of power than pre-revolution.
>Even in extreme situations where governments are overthrown, foreign intelligence agencies have perfected their ability to totally manipulated the chaos to their benefit.
If not simply orchestrate the whole thing themselves, as the US and the UK did in Iran in 1953.
1) not vote for them next time,
2) overthrow the government (happened quite often throughtout the 20th century in lots of E.U. and others countries. Governments can and do get thrown off mid-term by popular protest)
3) put politicians in jail (also happens)
4) eliminate their whole political party (e.g take it from 50%+ to less than 10% of the vote).
5) full blown revolution.
Against powerful private interests on the other hand, you can't do as much. Especially if they work together.