We are seeing this happening now in Iran. Since late December, people have taken to the streets to protest inflation, a collapsing economy and the continued intransigence of the government. The breadth of the demonstrations is unprecedented. They extend from small towns, hitherto the bastion of government support, to bazaars, historically the critical source of financial and political support for the clergy. If in 2009 protesters demanded that their votes be counted, now some were shouting death to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, and demanding regime change.