$5-8 gas is not capable of causing such a collapse. You're looking at $20 a gallon before people are losing money/or breaking even just getting to/from work.
I think you gravely underestimate American ingenuity as well.
Simply being forced to carpool with neighbors would drop our demand for oil. Followed by each home being powered by at least 25% solar power....that's just a few panels per home
But.....if history continues as predicted/unchanged & keeps on repeating itself forever in a loop of idiocy......Then you might very well be right.
However....there will never be a true WWIII.....nuclear proliferation put an end to "winnable wars"
All i know is....I'm extremely happy I bought an AK & a AR-15 if societal/govt rules do in fact collapse
