The idea that "we're the only ones who play anyway so if we ally ally up that should motivate those not in the cool kids club to actually do something" is laughable. It would take no less than the entire sum of non direct Oculus nations in order to even begin to challenge that grouping. If we take into account the grocery list of secondary allies tied to Oculus, it is impossible. What was the thinking, that every non Oculus ally of theirs would drop their treaty instantly when they saw they were relegated to lackey tier? That would put them equal to or even less in standing that MI6 is/was. Were they supposed to keep their treaties with Oculus but start to move away? Apparently not, TPF tried to do that and they were instantly rolled into oblivion.
Justifying the existence of Oculus other than the literal death of the game is a fruitless task because thats just what it is. There is no politiking that can be made, CN today is not CN in 08 and trying to based arguments off of that premise has no standing whatsoever. The environments are too different.
Yet, certain members of Oculus seem content to pat themselves on the back for what was their monumental task of allying all of the political players together. Doing this while criticizing the rest of the population for not challenging them. Good job guys, you did it.
Turn off them lights when you're done.