Comment by depr

I don't see how forcing someone out means you lack the majority? I would say generally the opposite is true. The majority wants someone out and they are able to force them out.

>If you have the majority and leadership will not cede to your will, you fork the project and break away.

It's more likely that there is a majority BUT leadership does not cede and they hold the keys to the castle. It makes more sense to first try to remove the leadership. I would say this is in fact direct democratic action.

Some uses of "majority" can be disingenuous, because there is probably a large group of people that is indifferent to whether current leadership is forced out. They could be counted as not part of the majority that wants change. But they can just as well be counted for the other side.