Gain wealth and build connections with other wealthy people in positions of power. If you can't fire people, control their careers (directly, not via some mob) and control politicians via direct donations then you don't have power.

Again, he had followers and influence so that's obviously some degree of power.

Yeah, modern "mob power" - that's the problem, it's the kind of "power" you don't need to work for, just say something controversial and exert some power over people that spent decades building wealth, connections and dont even have the privilege of being able to use that power against others anymore.

And that's how it's been for a long time, people that are wealthy are generally wealthy at birth.

That's fine, you can pass down power. The issue is people without wealth and connections throwing punches at those with wealth and connections and those people not being given the full ability to strike back like they could in the past. Because we now have a mob rule mentality where people follow morals instead of authority and that's the fundamental problem. Because those in authority no longer get the full benefit of being in authority.

That's fine, you can pass down power. The issue is people without wealth and connections throwing punches at those with wealth and connections and those people not being given the full ability to strike back like they could in the past. Because we now have a mob rule mentality where people follow morals instead of authority and that's the fundamental problem. Because those in authority no longer get the full benefit of being in authority.

Because in nature, disrespecting those in power always ends badly to those without it and that's has been consistent throughout human history too. The only way to change your position in the equation is to get power yourself.  That has always been one of the primary rewards of working your way up in to a position of power. Now the masses have taken that away and distributed power to all those that never worked for it, nor had the ambition to strive for it. I believe those that worked their way up in to positions of power should be able to exert that power within a reasonable maximum and they certainly shouldn't be torn down by a mob of people without any authority. If you can't win head to head then don't fight - when you need to be a sneaky backstabber then you're in the wrong. The biggest, strongest, cunning and the most ruthless wins in nature.

So you are mad because those in power are held accountable for their actions and the poor and downtrodden have a voice to challenge them?

This is just bizarre.