That’s what I think.
I think you should stand up to authority when the outcome is better for you. I don’t think you should be a martyr. If you disagree with everyone and still disobey, then you’re probably gonna get punished more.
If the authority figure’s punishment is widely accepted by society, then it’s almost like a law. They both have power and authority over you and can therefore coerce you with force.
We cannot disobey laws we think are bad. What we can do is speak up so long as we have free speech (if we don’t have free speech, I still don’t think you should be martyr).
I think I agree with Objectivism here:
A forced compliance is not a sanction. All of us are forced to comply with many laws that violate our rights, but so long as we advocate the repeal of such laws, our compliance does not constitute a sanction. Unjust laws have to be fought ideologically; they cannot be fought or corrected by means of mere disobedience and futile martyrdom.
“The Wreckage of the Consensus,”
Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal, 235
So you aren’t morally obliged to stand up, because if the compliance is forced then you aren’t sanctioning it. And morally speaking you should do what is in your self-interest; does disobeying lead to better or worse outcome? You aren’t necessarily sanctioning either way.