a de facto division of hierarchy of rights between a new effective aristocracy and commoners Y'know, that has to be the only outcome that can be an object of f

a de facto division of hierarchy of rights between a new effective aristocracy and commoners Y'know, that has to be the only outcome that can be an object of fear - and yet, I just can't help thinking that there is so much in our cultural history that would subvert that as soon as it became at all overt. The only reason they haven't sparked significant backlash is that people can still imagine they're not commoners under a jackboot. What will happen when that state change comes about? What happens when the sleeping people wake up?