[Windflier]

But everyone has to make their own choice whether or not it’s worth dying to make a political statement

It's not a political statement. It's an act of pure survival.

You let the Gestapo take your guns, you're at their mercy, and that of any machete wielding thug marauders who happen upon you after the storm.

[Trod Upon]

That’s why under this specific set of circumstances you create the appearance of compliance. Fighting it out on a small island against guardsmen is only going to end one way, so it’s effectively a protest suicide. You won’t have to worry about marauders after the storm because you’ll be dead shortly after firing your first shot at the guardsmen. Just my opinion.