Daisy had little fondness for so-called free democratic nations, but she would not lead people in storming the Capitol Building either. That was the lowest possible approach.
Senators could be killed, but what about ordinary citizens? A bunch of idiots, they had no idea about the state of the world. Politicians told them that S.H.I.E.L.D. had caused their unemployment and reduced their incomes, so they hated S.H.I.E.L.D.
They were no different from the illiterate peasants of feudal society. They only knew what others wanted them to know.
The undercurrent represented a widespread way of thinking. It had nothing to do with the Democratic Party or the Republican Party. Even if Daisy tried to curry favor with the Republican Party now, it would be useless—and besides, she had no desire to curry favor with them.
There were all kinds of rumors. Some even claimed that S.H.I.E.L.D.'s eagle head faced right, proving they were right-wingers, while the heads of the traditional American bald eagle in pictures all faced left.
There were quite a few supporters of such overinterpretation. After the Hellfire Club stirred up a wave of opposition, Daisy confiscated all those people's assets, executed several dozen wealthy troublemakers, and formally decided to withdraw from the Americas.
Although the Germans had always been S.H.I.E.L.D.'s good friends, iron brothers who had stood by each other through thick and thin, she still did not choose Germany. Choosing Germany would have been too obvious.
In the end, she decided to place the new headquarters in Italy.
Italy had always claimed to be a victor of World War II. They told everyone about it, over and over, never stopping.
But the international community basically did not recognize their stunt of declaring war on the Axis powers just before the war ended. They had still been forced