Many policies created that were supposed to help people living under poverty, ended up seen as ineffective and demeaning.

I think policies like this one only show up in manifestos. I know I haven’t explored even half of the world to know how governments in different countries operate but I undoubtedly believe that there’s no government that’s come up with any policy to elevate poverty or maybe reduce its impact in the state. To me, they’re more focused on being powerful and making wealth for themselves and of course the upperclassmen/elites.

That is indirectly saying that protesters are those on the poverty line rather than those middle to upper class echelons of the society.

I beg to differ.

First, the statement feels like an overgeneralization. Protest movements are rarely made up of just one economic group. History and even recent events show that people from different classes, working class, middle class, and even elites often participate, sometimes for different reasons but toward a shared cause.

Second, the statement ignores the role of the middle class in organizing and amplifying protests. In many cases, middle- and upper-class individuals have the resources, education, and visibility to mobilize movements, shape narratives, and attract media attention. So reducing protesters to only those on the poverty line oversimplifies how movements actually function.

Third, protest is not only about economic hardship. People protest over political rights, governance, corruption, identity issues, and social justice, things that affect multiple layers of society, not just the economically disadvantaged.

Anyway, lovely review. I’d love to pick up this book and read for myself.