nah they don’t care they kill and traffic children this countryside’s been slowly sold handed over since Woodrow Wilson.

It could be a very interesting tactic to make Xiden look even worse than he already does. Xiden isn't going to change course. Perhaps it has to be that way. People need to feel the pain that comes with allowing their democracy be subverted so they never let it happen again.

And of course, the question is, how bad do things need to get before enough people decide they need to fix the current situation as well, not just future one. You give a crook an inch, they will take a mile. You never give them anything, and punch them in the face for even trying to steal.