"Just like the government itself is a hybrid between a legitimate top level social order institution and an organized crime syndicate."

Your analogy would be funnier if it weren't so true. Fiat currency. When a critical mass believes we are using Monopoly money is when we get to the WTSHTF or also called TEOTWAWKI. When that happens, it's time to garner all weapons, food, and fuel and take refuge in Dogfish's bunker.