Overestimate in many regards, definitely, but underestimate the lengths they will go to in order to maintain control. They haven't come this far to let it all slip away within a few decades.
The only way out for us is to come together and build the future we want to see. Less reliance on a 'leader' and more focus on a better future without them. We have the momentum and most importantly the truth on our side, as long as we don't give up I can't see how we could possibly lose.