The elites give the politicians campaign donations and cushy job promises to make decrees, the Gestapo enforces the laws, and the 99% obeys the laws. The only reason the system works now is because everyone still thinks it is legit. If no one obeyed, the whole rigged game would crumble.
One way to protest if you have any artistic skills is to record songs, write books, and paint pictures promoting freedom and encouraging resistance.