> If someone expresses the sentiment that they feel powerless to stand up to those in authority, then they probably don't live in a democratic country. Nonsens

> If someone expresses the sentiment that they feel powerless to stand up to those in authority, then they probably don't live in a democratic country. Nonsense: in a democratic country, the minority typically are powerless to stop the majority. That's kinda the definition of a democracy. Now, some republics provide some protection for the rights of minorities, but even those can be removed with sufficiently strong majorities.