The Patriots are of course finished, though this unfortunately hasn't resulted in all around global merriment, with
large Private Military Companies that were affiliated with The Patriots in ruins, though rouge entities boasting cyborg technology have risen from their ashes.
In addition, one must take into account the
large economic footprint of the
private defense industry from
companies like Lockheed Martin and Boeing who are dependent on the
military for contracts to keep them going, as well as the kind of industries that one doesn't think of when they think of
military spending and dependence on the
military like food service contracts or transportation spending.
Furthermore,
large «
Private Military Companies», or PMCs, that had been supported and controlled by the Patriots have collapsed, spawning countless rogue entities with origins to
larger criminal organizations.