Both can be hijacked. Although i never heard of someone saying this before except in Syria's case which is kinda true. I mean when those "revolutions" get hijacked, doesn't mean the people on the ground are faking it or they're just on the streets for fun. It's just that most people can be herded by cheap slogans and stuff like that and usually have the mentality of putting the blame on a single person instead of an entire system as if one person could control everything which is absolutely impossible. The Syria's case was different since Russians and pro-Assads were probably the main funders of those who fueled that narrative. Anyway i am just rambling here. I know this is a meme.