What strategies can help someone handle being mocked or underestimated due to their educational background?

When you open the cage of an animal that has been locked up for years, it is afraid to come out and prefers to stay inside. Today’s world must move toward unity. Is it out of fear that people turn to the past?
What are some practical strategies for putting my needs first when I've always been the peacemaker?
As a UK taxpayer, would you staunchly refuse to pay taxes that facilitated 'Charlie' and anybody else in the monarchy to carry out WOKE engagements which have the ulterior motive of trying to wokeify us?