The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.
The world is full of signs and wonders that come, and go, and if you are lucky you might catch the tail of one as it flies past.
Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don't want to.
I've always been a fighter. I've always had to fight for what I wanted.