"The question is, however, whether confrontation without civil conflict is more possible at all…"
We are at war. The problem we face is understanding that war isn't limited to violent confrontation, and weapons are misunderstood as devices to poke holes in people. The means applicable to possess power to rule are unlimited, and it is more effective to control the contents of the minds of people rather than leaking them out of their skulls.
Indoctrination, propaganda, and censorship are the most powerful weapons today. The most powerful weapons free people have are the power of reason, factual understanding of history and current events, and grasping the application of technology to their well-being and security going forward.
Central banks are weapons wielded by genocidal maniacs. Our ducats, shekels, and dollars are bullets that deliver love to those we fire them at. The food, power, water, and other necessities and blessings of civilization we create are walls and moats that prevent attacks of our enemies from reaching us.
All these things are dependent on our rational understanding of reality.
The proper course of philosophy is action. While I can't recall who first said that, I can't disagree with it. Act as you believe is right, and you have waged war against those bent on enslaving you, and because you have acted, you have already won.
Thanks!