Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-4830106-20130810030606/@comment-24198837-20131122203027

It's safe to assume the government and military (assuming there is a military outside the Hunters) buy most or all of their dust from Schnee. Weiss's family definatly has an influence over politics, but I don't they could get in the way of progress.

Everything really hinges on how Mr. Schnee treats the Fanus. If he is like Weiss (only hating the White Fang because of their violence and only distrusting Fanus because of thier connection) then the Schnee Dust Company is really a moot point. There's not much they would really care about.

If he is a racist and really hates all Fanus, then there may very well be a civil war. Schnee Dust (in this scenario) is like the 1860's South. They didn't have control over policies and had impossibly strong racial bitterness. If they suffer a major defeat (like the passing of a 'Fanus rights' bill), they may lash out. It's human nature.

I just can't see Schnee being that influential. They have lots of power, but I doubt it's of the political sort.