Very true. And true in most of the world, I believe, not just the US. The people have been lead to believe they're powerless by everything from religion to TV, when the true power resides only in the people.
As a citizen of a country under an authoritarian government marketing itself as socialism, I know firsthand the consequences this mentality may have.
And fighting alone is not a winning fight.
But society united can make a change. We must never give up.