To be truly free, one first shed fear and shame. To free yourself from the powers of the few, you first have to step away from the social control of the many. This social control comes from peers ratting each other out. It's conditioning designed into modern, industrial education. Since the many are busy watching each other, the few can step back, secure in knowing that the web of social fear and shame will keep people in line. (This web of fear and shame is what we're building our "social networks" out of).
So the first step is free yourself from your own fears and shame.
You free yourself from fear by accepting the possibility of what you fear. Then you tune into the experience of fear itself, and let it go. People stay afraid because they don't want to tune into the specific emotion of fear. Where are you experiencing fear in your body? Is it tension in your chest? Is something sharp in your gut? Is it a tremor on your back? If it feels uncomfortable, then you're on the right track. Truth is hidden within the things we don't want to see.
You free yourself from shame by letting go of pride. When you have no pride, you have no shame. When you have no shame, then you can act impeccably. This is also called acting with integrity.
It's only when you let go of fear and shame that compassion can open up. Most people's notion of compassion are really driven by fear, shame, and guilt. That's not compassion, merely co-dependency. I appease your fear, and you don't mention my shame, and we'll get along just fine. We'll even call it being "nice."
If you want to change the world, first change yourself. Instead of fighting for power, own the power over yourself.
Do you own your fears, or do your fears own you?