Yes. Only a couple of things are necessary to ignite it:
1. A charismatic leader
2. A precipitating event
And it’s on ...
You got it.
1. A charismatic leader
2. A precipitating event
Nothing will get off the ground without massive organization, and no organization of the type needed will go unnoticed by the government. Without this, we will just be a bunch of disconnected organisms flailing our arms in vain.
Perhaps you intended this by your first mention of a leader. He would, indeed, have to lead at the level of a Washington.
You are correct. Paging Sam Adams....