disempowerment

Doerfler focused on the degrees of disempowerment, “from total to partial”:

When reflecting on what exactly had made the show such a hit, Jones said there was "a feeling of disempowerment" in the country.

Regardless, this doesn’t erase the fact and pain of dispossession and disempowerment since the Nakba.

Others have self-immolated in response to rampant inequality, forever wars, or their utter disempowerment.

“People are susceptible to extremism, in part, because of real feelings of isolation, worry, financial strain and disempowerment. We need to recognize that folks are hurting and offer honest counternarratives about shared benefit and common humanity. People need something to be a part of and to feel like they matter; we can all understand that. Addressing the underlying reasons someone felt like extremists were a good fit for them will be more effective than trying to debate or punish people who are already bought in.”