I don’t mean to suggest that a rigid totalitarian outcome is likely. But we could slide into a dirty civil war, with atrocities common. And at the end of such a scenario, I see the grid going down. In the cities, factions living on top of critical infrastructure will have a “veto.” So will rural insurgents. Once the power goes out, the cities will explode, and humpty dumpty will not be put together again. There will be no winners in that situation.
Well that I can agree on....it wont be pretty.