Ghandi called for several general strikes by the working middle class Indians, the ones who made the telegraphs work kept the trains running. I thing the problem is who is this modern Ghandi figure, does he exist or has the fire of injustice not reached the necessary temperature to thrust him forward and will we recognize him when he materializes among all the anti-Ghandi’s seeking power!
I don’t agree with your underlying premise that we need a Ghandi figure to save us from ourselves.
We are Americans and conservatives so we should save ourselves on our own without the father figure or prophet to deliver us.
But we do have to find ways to communicate and act in concert.
Think about the fact of how little technology they had in India back when they were calling general strikes against the regime and were successful at it.
Look at how Twitter and Facebook caused problems for the dictatorships in the Middle East and North Africa.
We have the technology, we have the capacity, we have the intellect, we have the power, but we just don’t have the courage to see it through.