The myth of the opposition
The current opposition is too incompetent, unorganized, and impatient to actually form any sort of counter.
The current opposition is too small.
C&G was able to unseat the NPO not because of any great foreign policy ability, but because the Superfriends and the Citadel decided to change sides, combined with a large number of boredom deletions among the ruling alliances in the old older.
Now let's look at the list of the top 40 alliances and where they sit in foreign policy terms. I'm counting treaties to the three ruling blocs plus Fark and Sparta, as those two alliances tie together a lot of the web. As well, I've noted ties to IRON, as they are the alliance that refused to attack their ally's ally in Superfriends in the last major war, cementing a victory for the other side. Former MK allies from before their treaty reset are also noted.
1. MHA - MDP with one SF member, one Pandora's Box member, plus Fark and Sparta.
2. NPO - Ostracized. Would have an MDP with a Superfriends member, but treaty was forbidden.
3. GPA - Neutral.
4. NpO - MDP with one SF member. Former MK ally.
5. Sparta - MDP with three SF members, two C&G members, and one Pandora's Box member.
6. Fark - MDP with six SF members, two Pandora's Box members.
7. WTF - Neutral.
8. MK - Reset its treatyweb. Formerly a C&G member, MDPed to two Superfriends and three Pandora's Box members.
9. VE - Pandora's Box member. MADP to one Superfriend, MDP with two other Superfriends.
10. Legion - No ties to ruling coalition.
11. ODN - C&G member. MDP to Sparta.
12. TDO - Neutral.
13. TOP - No direct ties. MDP to IRON.
14. FOK - Pandora's Box member. MADP to one other Pandora's Box member, and two Superfriends. Former MK ally.
15. GATO - MDP to two C&G members, one Pandora's Box member.
16. IRON - MDP to one Superfriends member.
17. Umbrella - Pandora's Box member. MDP to Sparta. Former MK ally.
18. RIA - Superfriends member. MDP to Sparta, one Pandora's Box member.
19. MCXA - No direct ties.
20. TOOL - No direct ties. MDP to IRON.
21. FAN - No official treaties. Generally connected diplomatically to various alliances on the ruling coalition's side.
22. R&R - Superfriends member. MDP to two Pandora's Box members, plus the somewhat famous IRON tie.
23. Ragnarok - Superfriends member. MDP to one Pandora's Box member, plus Fark and Sparta.
24. Nordreich - MDP to one Superfriends member.
25. UPN - No direct ties. MDP to the NpO.
26. TFD - No direct ties. MDP to Nueva Vida.
27. Nueva Vida - MDP to one Pandora's Box member. Former MK ally.
28. Athens - C&G member. MDP to one Pandora's Box member, one Superfriends member, and Sparta.
29. World Federation - MDP to one Pandora's Box member.
30. GOONS - Pandora's Box member. MDP to one Superfriend and one C&G member. Former MK ally.
31. NEW - MDP to one Pandora's Box member.
32. CSN - Superfriends member. MDP to one C&G member, plus Fark.
33. NATO - No direct ties.
34. STA - Former MK ally. Other than that, no direct ties. MDP to Nueva Vida.
35. GLOF - MADP to Nueva Vida.
36. Poison Clan - Pandora's Box member. MDP to two C&G members.
37. GOD - Superfriends member. MADP to one Pandora's Box member, MDP to one other Pandora's Box member and Sparta.
38. LoSS - No direct ties. MDP to GATO.
39. iFOK - Pandora's Box member. MADP to one other Pandora's Box member, MDP to Fark.
40. Valhalla - No direct ties. MDP to TORN, IRON, Kronos, Nordreich. Historical diplomatic relationship with Superfriends.
And that's all of them.
So who is this opposition you're speaking of? NPO? Legion? MCXA? NATO?
Heck if those four came out tomorrow and announced an MADP pact between themselves, the Mushroom Kingdom and the three large neutral alliances, it still wouldn't be close to enough support to topple the huge treatyweb that's in place to support the ruling coalition. Or even really to survive the inevitable rolling.
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