Part of the story involves a plan to bring the world factions together against a common enemy. To do this, they destroy much of the city of New York and blame it on an alien invasion.
Just a little something to help you sleep at night. ;)
I’m not sure that plot would work anymore.
Rather than avenge NYC, I’d be inclined to give the aliens a hearty Thank You and ask them if they had time to swing by DC and work their magic on their way out.
Even the thought of alien overlords isn’t all that scary anymore. Could they be any worse than what haunts the Whitehouse and halls of Congress now, not to mention the alphabet agencies?
I watched a guy on youtube talking about the Mafia, and I couldn’t help think that if I had to choose between the Mafia and a typical Democrat administration, I think I’d pick the Mafia.