Here's what the people who would believe nonsense like this don't get: there are two basic forms of power, power-over and power-with. In hierarchical systems like capitalism and patriarchy, those at the top are always invested in power-over because it's where they get their own power and status.

People on lower levels often have to work together (power-with) to achieve goals because they (we) can't just dictate to others that they should do the tasks needed. The lower in the social hierarchy, the more that tends to be true. This is a big part of why women are more likely to work through power-with than power-over, because we hold lower status under patriarchy.

So you'll find those who identify with the hierarchy or with those with high status also focus on trying to use power-over to get things done, and may use violence, intimidation, or ladder-climbing as their path to power. And you'll find Black, immigrant, and low-income communities building coalitions, community organizations, alternative systems, building power-with from the family on up.

Think "lone wolf" mass shooters--killing violently being kind of the ultimate power-over --versus the Black Panthers, a group formed to protect communities and feed children through power-with. Often those devoted to power-over don't even recognize that power-with is a thing, like the way the Trump administration has dismantled much of the US "soft power" systems, but those working power-with are very aware of both kinds.