I've said something to this effect not too long ago, but just to confirm, I am also all in for taking over Drusselstein.
I mean, what's the point, though? Like, what is the practical benefit of owning our own nation?
No laws, no need to uphold the Masquerade, no need to deal with any other governments or Kings to make the stuff we want happen. An escape strategy for if things go bad with the U.S. government. Negotiating leverage, even, by having the option to move our assets out of the U.S.
If they take him down, they set a precedent none of the other Kings will like, and, well...The feds could probably take any one King, but not ALL OF THEM. Doof is not a feudal lord, he is a CEO. And he should come to grips with that.
That's... Pretty much the definition of what a feudal lord is, though.
...imagine how much cool guy cred we'd get in the multiverse for making Drusselstein into a livable place.
Holy cow.
Okay, you've convinced me. I'm in.
Yeah, that was one of my reasons as well: Drusselstein sucks. How many young boys are currently being raised by ocelots there? Because yeah, Doof's parents sucked, but the entire nation's culture sucked as well. If we just bulldozed the entire country's culture and put a new culture in, nobody would mind (that can do anything about it).
Then we wouldn't have to worry that we might not be able to get AI rights in the US, we can just give them rights. We can ensure Toons get a safe haven from discrimination, help hide magical beings from the Huntsclan.
We literally have the technology to rebuild Drusselstein into a better, healthier place. We just have to choose to use it.
About the Drusselstein invasion, right now we are in US's backyard so no one international care what we are doing. But if we invade another country even if it's Drusselstein, other countries won't treat us with kiddy gloves like the US.
No, it's explicitly stated that no one would care because no one recognizes Drusselstein's existence.
The downside is, it's Drusselstein, and, seriously, guys, owning Drusselstein is kinda like owning a crocodile. Sure, it seems fun, but, like, where are you gonna keep it, what do you feed it, how do you get it vaccinated, hell, are you even zoned to own one?
We own a Goozim. Gary the Goozim is an asset to us. We also have a dragon living in our city, that's also an asset. Heck, we have a
dinosaur cavalry Private Military Corporation.
My point is, there are many advantages to owning dangerous predators, and they outweight the problems you're bringing up. There is very little point in being a mad scientist if you cannot own a crocodile pit.
Is it? The term used was "Feudal Lord" not "King." Feudal lords having enough power that the King has to pacify them because he can't take all of them at once, is a pretty common set-up. In this case the King would be the US Government.
Pretty much. The U.S. Government can't even touch Shego, who is an actual internationally wanted criminal. Even if the U.S. Governments decided to take out DEI as a player, the damage we could do on the way out just by unveiling the Masquerades they know we know about is catastrophic, and that's taken into consideration.
Uncle Sam is not going to pick a fight unless we force them to, and continuing to do what we've already been doing since Quest Start and calling ourselves Doofania is not that.
I'm also on Team "Let's colonize empty dimensions instead of contested territory", but also with the Doof in The House objective, I'm still on Team "Let's become President of the United States of America" as well, simply because it's possible. Hell, becoming President and invading empty worlds are not mutually exclusive arrangements. Although these objectives are a bit beyond us right now. Becoming President and world hopping puts us on Toffee and Potentially Existing King Andrias Leviathan territory.
My one concern is that once we have the Portaltech, the U.S. Government may take an interest in a way that we wouldn't like. What happens if they claim the portal is "a matter od national security" or something? I'd rather sidestep the issue and have it out of their territory.
