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Leave, protest. Refuse to work in a system that does not oppose fascism. I have two Bachelor's degrees, one in the arts, one in horticultural science. (indoor gardening) At home, I produce fresh air, clean water, grow my own drugs and my own food. I sell car parts and I bar tend for capital because the company I worked for previously is owned by an American investment firm. I make substantially less than I was a couple months ago. But I can sleep at night, if enough people say "go fuck yourself" it will work. Do not devalue the importance you bring to your job, finding people who can work in the most banal roles, effectively. That have to be trained and won''t immediately bounce when there's a better cash offer, is way harder than people realise. I am asked to come back every few months and I say "no." We need to work as a group to send the message. Life is only so hard and money so important, because of the system. If the system starts to fail or become less effective, the power of bodies to restrict our access to the resources of capital disappears. Keep fighting.
Of course you like it, it affords you the ability to live. Capitalism is devised to keep that status quo. We are trained to love our gilded cages. Thank you for qualifying that you don't support fascism, self-interest is key to allowing the continuation of the exploitation of the working class.