That seems clearly like a man who is making a statement against authority.

Doesn't it take a long time to change people's attitude against authority.

He's always had the tendency to go against authority of any kind.

A joke against authority that now didn't look so good.

It was a chance to shake things up and go against authority.

What does it take to turn armies against higher authority?

It was a man's year, full of backlash against female authority.

Usually it is someone who helped the common people or fought against the authorities, such as a bad king.

A revolt against his authority two years later sent him back to the Senate.

Or even by himself, in his continuing war against corrupt authority.