I would go one step further into the abstract and change this to "Only action against abuse of authority can solve the world's biggest problems" We have come,

I would go one step further into the abstract and change this to "Only action against abuse of authority can solve the world's biggest problems" We have come, or returned to, or never moved away from a point in history where "with great power comes great responsibility" exempts those it should matter most for. We have mega-corporations that are responsible for significant chunks of the environmental damage caused over the last few decades, and others that could change the trajectory of these things. We have trillion dollar companies that just keep growing, swallowing up competition and their centibillionaire owners that go to space for fun, while their workers live off of minimum wage and food stamps. We have politicians that will to their dying breath defend the rights of those who fill their pockets instead of those they represent. We have police officers that discriminate, provoke, steal, assault and kill and face no consequences. Where's the responsibility? Where's the accountability? There is none. We hand out all this power, be it legal, social, financial, material or whatever, and we ask for nothing in return. Corruption is the beast that does most of the damage. The power that certain key parts of the machine hold entirely free of responsibilities and outside pressure is what is keeping the beast alive.