I just wonder that if I coward of a street fight, how good will I be on an actual revolution or in an apocalyptic scenario? Also, I wonder if not fighting bullies gives them ammunition to get away with their bad behavior and or reinforces it?
I know that in our current day and age, one might refuse to fight and just let the police deal with that. But if the collapse happened and we were in Mad Max, is not fighting a good strategy?
What is the philosophy on fighting? And on walking away?
If you look at any modern revolution, 9/10 of the people needed to carry it out have not been involved in any physical fighting. We are not just talking about culinary or medical workers who are active during the actual revolution, we are also talking about workers in infrastructure, communication, or administration who organise beforehand and then just refuse to carry out their bourgeois or feudal masters' orders in a strategic, coordinated manner. Before the Civil War and the Intervention, the October Revolution actually overthrew the transitional government in a bloodless coup, because it was well-organised. The majority of fighting happens after the revolution when reactionary splinters of the army revolt against the new government and have to be subdued by the faction that is loyal to it. If this faction is sufficiently large and well-organised, it will not need to drag civilians into the fighting.
Collapse is a different story. Especially in the first few months, depending on how bad it gets, you will be on your own, and you will need to get physical to procure your own food, clothing, and other necessities of life. Sadly, this seems to be the more probable route right now.