Well stated. Jim Rickards has written a lot on this topic and it may be worth a read if you have not read any of his material. I agree that replacing one fiat with another will not work.
Back to your earlier point, what happens if enough people are aware of this or even care about this, what would happen? Rhetorical question at this point.
RE: Why don't more people know about the Petro-Dollar and it's pending collapse?