Well, I don’t think you’re wrong about an informed/educated populace not being sufficient to overcome fascism, but I have a hard time seeing us overcoming it without some level of education. Though obviously, the type of education matters (e.g., how kids are taught about Columbus is probably the most egregious example of a failure by the public school system to educate)

Keep in mind that on average over the last century, nonviolent resistance is more likely to succeed than violent resistance (East Timor, People’s Power Revolution in the Philippines, etc.). It’s all a numbers game- the more people actively supporting resistance, the more likely the resistance is to succeed, and you’ll have far more sign-ups when you prioritize nonviolent methods.

(Can’t exactly say that I condemn this, but I’ll take democracy over revenge/“justice” any day of the week)