I would agree with that "more" assessment, but add one more point: Strombran's moves were all sponsored in some way - that's how they got away with so much. This also means, however, that the fall is much higher. In some sense, this also means less because the CE at least is supporting them and that's a pretty significant chunk of the continent. Merlin got lambasted by everybody when he went public. :/
CE is a paper tiger, at least for the size that it is. The people in command of the military (basically only the Prime Minister and the General at this point, with the Prime Minister sending almost every single order) are not really the best suited in my opinion.
