The first step in AA is recognizing powerlessness over alcohol. So in this program the first step should be recognizing powerlessness under a debilitating attitude or slave mentality.
Discussion
maybe its something like admitting we are powerless to change the establishment directly. and need to approach it like Vaclav Havel's "the Power of the Powerless". which is, parallel construction, and taking responsibility for our own outcomes. But it needs to be worded more simply.
