Comrades, is there a revolution possible *without* taking arms? Striking at the right time, having effective X factor gaining traction way before with crunch grade pre-adhered momentum build with constant, vigilantly handled active declarations and protest out in street.
And then take vanguard onward.
In my opinion, it is first necessary to uncuck ourselves from the trap of legality, reformism, non-violence and all that jazz. That doesn't mean turning to some kind of Clockwork Orange gang or some Mexican drug cartel with red flags. That means understanding that power has its logic, its mechanisms and ignoring them altogether is fatal. So, an healthy dose of Sun Tzu, Machiavelli, Von C. and even Schmitt - properly purified from reactionary concepts - would be necessary for anyone wanting to operate in the realm of actual politics. At the very least, you need to understand with accuracy how your enemy thinks, how he operates, what he can do, what he can't do, what his strong and weak points are etc.
I have no doubt that if well trained and equipped socialist militias had existed at many points in recent history and they had the motivation and determination to strike hard, fast and decisively, certain ugly developments in many parts of the world wouldn't have happened and even if they eventually did, many of the goblins would have gone six feet under much sooner than they expected.
There's an adage where I'm from: the compassionate doctor made the wound purulent.