How do you change the system without a movement? What are the better ideas?

Outside of democratic movements nothing works. I would not be comparing this to essential oils. Democratic movements have difficult developments. Sabotage, sophists, scammers are all the issues many democratic movements have to deal with. Movements are what they are. A lot more people were and will be hurt in Hong Kong protest. People will be hurt with or without a movement. With a movement people have a chance. The system will always paint the movement as a caricature.