Of course it would not end well . They want the people to fight them as in a War. It is like going back into the dark ages with the peasants fighting the overlords and I believe that is how they think on themselves.
...the dark ages with the peasants fighting the overlords...
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The West rests on that history. Eventually, the peasants won enough for the monarchies to back off and go underground.
I suppose they think they have now debilitated enough of us while retaining overwhelming military force, so they are going for all the marbles.