the tyranny will get much worse ... follow the Greek model of Fascist crackdown. And the rebellion will be crushed. I will skip the rebellion, it will be unwise.
Then the storm will pass and we will have a Republic again. Your Zen approach is whize, my roshi who is in the Chozen-ji line of Rinzai.
Excellent take, Pete
The downfall will be epic
Sleep, one eye open