Anarchist Violence... Good Strategy?

Anarchists are in essence the most non-violent and peaceful individuals. Anarchy helps promote cooperation and aggressive people end up on the losing end of every deal (they would die out pretty quickly under real anarcho-capitalism...). However, we still have the question of what to do about today. Now we are being oppressed by large scale gangs known as "States" or "Countries" who cartelize weaponry and have a monopoly on the use of violence. We are not even allowed to employ self-defense against these groups. They steal, murder, and plunder us with impunity. In all honesty anyone would agree the use of force for self-defense in such situations of horrific abuse is perfectly legitimate. The use of violence, however legitimate under these circumstances, might not be advisable though. You cannot attack a herd of lions armed with nothing by your own fingernails. I am with Hans-Hermann Hoppe on this issue. He compares the current situation we are in to a confrontation with violent and aggressive criminals. Going against them is a must - we must prevent them from exploiting and killing us as much as possible (it is within our interest). However, being open about it through violence can't lead to a bettering of our conditions. We all know that gangs love to use certain people as examples to scare others. If some of us went out to shoot some IRS officials, we would most likely be either killed ourselves or imprisoned. Of course any violence that took place would be blamed on us, the people who are trying to defend themselves from oppression. Therefore we must use our brains a bit and think about real life. We cannot challenge the might of the state, but we can get away with opposing it to some degree. If a robber comes to my house and ask for my money it might not be advisable for me to refuse flatly, but it might be good to try to conceal as much of my wealth from him as possible (without him noticing of course!). Everyone must try to balance carefully their opposition with their life. After all the statists come to you and say just that, like good old highwaymen: "Your money or your life!"

"If a thousand were not to pay their tax-bills this year, that would not be a violent and bloody measure, as it would be to pay them, and enable the State to commit violence and shed innocent blood." - Henry David Thoreau
We must oppose the state in all it does by all means necessary, but please my friends, let's not all end up in jail! What good would that do us?