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How do you envision it?

Well, I envision it as I described. Many people somehow believe that fighting against the authorities is a safe or should be a safe endeavor. You sit on the couch, sip tea, and fight against the authorities. However, all historical experience shows that only those with enough courage succeed in fighting against the authorities. The Bolsheviks were imprisoned and exiled many times before they seized power. Also, in addition to courage, it is desirable to have a clear head, at least to avoid losing it. Every system has weak points that can be undermined relatively safely. You say that there is a system of mutual support. It exists everywhere – organized power structures (both the authorities and the criminal underworld, and diasporas) are built on the fact that members of these structures a priori support each other in confrontation with the outside world. However, there are always weak links that the structure can discard if a threat arises. In addition, there are always tensions within each structure, which are all the stronger the more confident the structure feels. These can also be used. The example of Yanukovych and the heads of police departments illustrates this clearly. But let's assume that it is difficult to carry out such a large-scale undermining right away. Then we start small – a rally in front of the police station, a complaint to the station chief about the illegal actions of his subordinate. With enough publicity, it is easier for the chief to get rid of a low-ranking policeman than to try to cover for him. Especially if he has really messed up. You yourself have experience in managing people, and you probably understand that the actions of subordinates that contradict instructions and regulations create a lot of trouble for the boss. But it is difficult to fight them, and not always necessary; it is easier to buy the loyalty of subordinates by turning a blind eye to their antics. Therefore, only a small percentage of such actions are carried out with the direct permission of the boss; in most cases, it is an initiative. For which the boss may well punish them if he receives an external signal to do so. But the main point is that whining is in any case a non-constructive activity. Because the energy of whiners will be used by people of action, but in their own interests, not in the interests of the whiners. The Maidan is an example of this.