"What is certain is that they will act to protect themselves as a cornered animal will surely lash out with extreme violence. Watch and see." What is even more certain is that large organizations tend to be clumsy and poorly coordinated. I have been in charge of several very small organizations and found repeatedly that despite everyone's best intentions, things get screwed up. Vigilance, flexibility and cooperation are always necessary. I have no reason to believe that even the Deep State is immune to this vulnerability. During the process of the disintegration of the USSR, there was no extreme violence. And none of our 'experts' predicted that.