I&#x27;m afraid there are only two options here:<p>- A life-long educational program for the people, starting with study of basic logic, rhetoric, and obscurantism. Consider collaborating with people trying to do the same in e.g. Russia.<p>- Joining the burgeoning autocratic bureaucracy and playing by its rules to bring change from within. If you don&#x27;t feel like you have the energy or skills, consider supporting a like-minded, but more capable person in their career. It&#x27;s <i>never</i> a crime to support a growing bureaucrat.<p>The biggest challenge you&#x27;re going to face is defining a common <i>idea</i> to unite the people with whom you want to collaborate. &quot;Like-minded&quot; should mean something specific, or else. This <i>idea</i> should paint a picture compelling enough to motivate people to act, even if only a smallish number, and big enough to eclipse the lesser differences among the collaborators.<p>The only easy option is emigration.