It's really just an illusion of choice, in my opinion. The New Monarchy wants more control, and while they're power-hungry, they're helping a bit from what I can tell. Still, who is the monarch? Dead Orbit is a bit too out there; I don't think they get the depravity of our situation, but they have the right idea about rebuilding in other places. The Future War Cult is readying us for war, but right now might not be the time for that. It's not easy to say which is right and which is wrong, since all have good points. That's why we have the Consensus, to guide the three and the FOTC to the right choices. All I know is this: We're not ready for what's out there and for what's coming at us. Reinforcing, rebuilding, rearming...it doesn't matter unless we get all of them done together. We almost lost everything at our strongest, and now we're far from that. I seriously hope she knows what she's doing and that she's right about us being up to the task. She has a lot more faith in the Guardians than I do, but she's been through a lot more than any of us. Then there's the Queen of the Reef, too. She has her Reef Awoken and they have ships. It might not be much, but we're going to need her before the end of this, but it seems that first she's going to need us. Sometimes I wonder if Dredgen Yor had the right of it, but just went too far or really wasn't strong enough. Maybe someone else should try. Osiris, perhaps? Or maybe even one of us.