Why is fighting considered necessary?
Because we know how many of our neighbors would be complicit in our murder. 
Build a better way in parallel, attract your neighbors to it. 
Things begin to seem less bleak. 
The day might come when the loudest minority is the one laughing at the state’s tantrum demands instead of falling in line, and the rudder of the follower majority finally turns toward liberty. 
Maybe not without a shot — heck, I consider Ross and Assange and many more casualties already. But with fewer shots than there could have been, and more sticking power. 

 Ross and Assange are already victories. They're alive. That's 100℅ because of the internet. I'm very optimistic. All we gotta do is keep doing what we're doing - which is talking, vibing, having ideas, building, prepping, etc