American politicians, to some extent, these days seem to see the rule of law as a suggestion. Need we remind the world that where order collapses, chaos often follows.

But then again, this is the country led by a sex offender.

(which for reference, was effectively World War 2, happening before the Grand Merge.)

I suppose what we wish to get across with this is that the Americans are yet again, being idiots, by pointing the gun at their allies and disrespecting consent.

Today, the three nations retain a shared past but are effectively split on governance. Kyoto following the war, has effectively become an Asian answer to Nordennavic or Switzerland - Neutral and not wanting to involve itself in war. Not that we particularly blame them, given the Eurasian War..

Government for quite some time, and understandably so, decided to rebuke them and form a successor state in Mahora. Gensokyo, detached from Kyoto and then Tokyo, for centuries, after we had brought them up to speed, wanted independence from them as well.

Whilst we and UPEO writ large worked, and still work diligently to help with governance and peacekeeping, our ultimate goal was and is to preserve Japanese autonomy and respect the wishes of the populace. Mahorans, Tokyoites and various peoples of Northern Japan had been disenfranchised by the..

The Kyoto Commonwealth, which acted as the successor state to the pre-coup Japanese government, the Autonomous Republic of Mahora, formed in the city of the same name, and holding the Kanto Plains and northern Japan, and the 'newer' Union of Gensokyan Republics.

kindly to how the people of Japan were treated. We see disturbing parallels between the Imperial Naicho and this world's US ICE.

When the dust settled, the Imperials capitulated at Sapporo following the fall of RAIDEN after we had seiged Tokyo, we were left with three nations instead of one.

Japan, to start another coup, and use Japan as an air and Sea bridge to, in tandem with their allies, invade and occupy Lutetia, and potentially, greater Osea. Whilst we highly doubt that they could have come away with anything more than a bloodied face and broken kneecaps, we did not take..

The rest comes from, you know, taxes - mostly paid by high income individuals. Like any other sane nation.

But this is America we are talking about. American Exceptionalism is a plague on its' people's way of life more than it is its' reputation, and that speaks volumes more than anything.

Aluminium from Osea? No duties.
Anime memorabilia from Mahora or the Kyoto Commonwealth? No duties.
Lumber from Gensokyo? No duties.
Wine from France? No duties.

How does our country function you ask? Simple. By nationalizing half our industries and putting profits back into the treasury.

For the record, we welcome you questioning your great leader.