I think you are being a bit drastic, there.
I don't think I'm being too unrealistic in the end result. You're talking about major political upheaval across the entire game. You're going to upset the balance of every island. While I agree that some upheaval may be needed, this kind of forced upheaval is not the way to go. I think you'd really have better luck just closing most of the islands, and starting over.
