they don't like fighting, they like bullying. make them fight!
The Isaac Who Came In From the ButlerYes, if you fight you might lose but (a) if you don’t fight, you’ll definitely lose and (b) you use up energy, labor hours, resources, and political capital that they could be spending elsewhere, thus protecting the next victim, (c) don’t you have principles? And (d) do you really wanna be a loser?