The Right of Revolution

[Anomalocaris]

And how does this apply to situations where armies do not show the benevolence you feel was in play here?

Subvert the discipline and loyalty of the army.

Civilian resistence against the army is one way of subverting the discipline and loyalty of an army whose soldiers and officers ultimately came from the same civilian population. But there is scant evidence that armed resistence against the army is more effective in subverting the loyalty of the army than largely unarmed resistance.