Choice of the weak:Rebellion or Muted Resistance

Every community or individual who wants to protest always has the choice of doing so either in the form of what Scott called the -everyday forms of resistance or try and spurr an open rebellion. What are the factors that govern this choice? Does a rebellion necessarily require the presence of economic or political might so that the costs can be met? Is it that the weak would opt only for everyday forms of resistance or Are the equations different? I feel the premise that everyday forms of resistance are the weapons of the weak is not true. We know well of all the major revolutions where it was the weak, the oppressed who led the march. Chinese revolution was led by the poor farmers, Russain revolution by the poor labourers. It seems there is a tipping point beyond which the costs of suffering the oppression outweigh the costs of an open rebellion even for the weakest of the weak. A cognizance of this tipping point and the factors which can tip the scale in favour of an open rebellion does require a deeper thought.