>>518645057
The empire in its current state is collaborating with them and is completely militarily outmatched by them, it remaining alive is actively harmful for humanity, it’s basically a larger Wiemar republic.
Something else needs to take it’s place, something that can energise the people, the empire can no longer provide a compelling vision, it’s not capable of leadership.
If you’re allowing your most threatening enemy to have patrols in your own territory, you don’t have sovereignty, your nothing.