Half of them support him and his actions despite this, while the other half have received orders from the mothership, and now think it's a fantastic idea. Give

Half of them support him and his actions despite this, while the other half have received orders from the mothership, and now think it's a fantastic idea. Given that he and his allies hold ~100% of the political power in the country, whether you cynically don't care, or are actively supporting it, the result is the same. They don't get wash their hands of this.