Government still exists post-SHTF

[Tibbs735]

I was watching Threads, the 80's film about a nuclear bombed Britain, when this occurred to me.

You've layed low in a rural BOL/ farming capable site for the first few months. The scenario isn't necessarily nuclear but it is most definitely full blown SHTF. You kept your animals hidden, you have a group with you ready to form a new community. Your tribe is self sufficient and stable.

It turns out that some form of emergency government still exists, though mainly in urban areas. They are struggling to get along, with the full range of emergency powers against looters, all food confiscated and redistributed to the workforce. Some still cling to the hope of return to normal life. If you've seen threads you could probably imagine what I'm describing.

My question. Do you hide, attempt to make peace or do you begin living with no respect for the authority of this post-disaster government? By this I mean treating the old system as just another tribe, albeit a bloated bureaucratic system with plenty of disposable manpower to throw at "agitators" or whatever they deem those who prepared and are now doing OK on their own.