It is nice and convenient to believe that bullies are cowards, but sometimes they are just sadists.
They can be backed down but only strategically (particularly in the case of islam).
I am still studying the situation (as we all are) but I am leaning to the idea that islam must be exposed to the Truth to be eradicated.
Islam is demonic and nothing short of an exorcism is going to work. IMHO.
When they don’t back down, they can, conveniently, be killed.