Those are the powerless libs who are coming to terms with the collapse of their empire. Sunday friend is a political official, so his speech is always much more measured, and as far as we know, the Moralintern feels pretty secure in its position, disregarding the whole Martinaise situation as a local labor dispute that is beneath their attention (that's what the rcm is for).
The only thing that really scared them is at the end of the Moralintern political vision quest
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If Harry tells them about the pale anomaly in the church and manages to explain its significance. And the only thing they do there is just abduct Harry and give you a game over screen