Always prepare. I can also see a scenario where the Q plan doesn't play out in time and people just go crazy and it becomes uncontrollable before any real plan is in place to stop it. At a certain point when even the local courts won't do anything people will start shooting.

This is unfolding slower than I would have expected and as much as people here will say its not a possibility there is a real chance the DS and cabal had some contingencies that were unexpected. We are talking about a 1000 year old cult with infinite money.