influence not power

Western 'thinking' is very concerned about power and domination. So much so it undervalues and overlooks how people influence each other. The justification for such ideas that the oppressed are now 'allowed' to oppress their former masters comes directly from this simplistic model of the world being full of the dominated and the dominators.

Of course when you look at real life or your own life this model breaks down.

We actually all live in a world of multiple influences. And one of the odd laws of influence is that if one person influences another there is a reverse flow of influence too. 

If there is a strong caring relationship influence can flow both ways- despite or inspite of, the 'power' dynamic.

It makes more sense to indentify influence than to get sucked into pointless and simplistic debates about who has power over whom and what they 'deserve' because of such power dynamics.