In this case acceptance simply means facing the ugly reality that, in the real world, actors in power will rarely if ever fail to exercise it for their benefit and not yours.

The French revolution is a great example of this Realpolitik in action. The people rose up and overthrew their monarch, only to find just a few years later that very little actually changed, except the names of the principle actors and how power was distributed.

For a more contemporary example, see the so-called revolutions of the "Arab Spring." Ask an Egyptian how that particular revolution's going for them.

The rise of statist apologetics is probably the one thing about Internet-based discussions that disturbs me the most.