>A minority of people with power support the regime. Most people hate it but are powerless to change it. Exactly why is this minority more powerful than "most

>A minority of people with power support the regime. Most people hate it but are powerless to change it. Exactly why is this minority more powerful than "most people"? That doesn't even make any sense. Most people aren't powerless, they just refuse to stand up and take action, so they're allowing the minority to oppress them.