Civil disobedience only works against a civilized opponent.
We do not have that luxury.
It’s been remarked that if the Imperial Japanese Army had made its way into India, Gandhi’s beheaded, bayoneted corpse would last have been seen floating down the Ganges.
If Russia had won The Great Game, Ghandi and all his followers would have been shot. One million, ten million, thirty million would have made no difference to Stalin.