Well not quite an economic collapse. There is a recovery on, don't you know? And of course there are plenty of alternatives available.
Rebellion only comes after all hope of resolving the issues through more accepted channels is exhausted. As you note, it is clear that hope is far from gone at this point. But a lot can change over a dozen years.
For an outline of the general themes that lead that way, see [link|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=107614|http://z.iwethey.org...?contentid=107614].
Cheers,
Ben