the example isn't the theory

To my conviction a socio-political theory or analysis has to be dynamic, according to the basic conflict model.
Historical Materialism is the most known representation of this view, as you probably know.
'Historical' as the conflict part (Hegel), materialism (Feuerbach) as the motor ('follow the mony').
In my example I try to show that soner or later there are always countermovements in society.
Those with the power (the elite, the gouvernments) guard their sources (oil i.e.), and may like to bomb every now and then, but their power is relative (no barbarian city bombing anymore).
All just in a nut shell
