I think we’re watching the state collapse on itself. It’s just too big to be governed effectively.
As far as state collapsing on itself - I see no evidence of that. I see greater state control, snooping and harassment. I also see no mass resistance to the state taking over. Half the population is on welfare. I see no shift to conservatism. I see greater liberalism in the population particularly in young generations. We are dinosaurs that will die out.
I do think there will huge unrest, chaos etc in the near term but longer term I see one huge state controlling everything. Inevitable once a country is strong enough to take over and subjugate everyone else. We should fight like hell to delay it but what I describe is a real threat and I see nothing in 1984 that won’t come true