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I think the reaction to the Destiny Plan by the people of Earth and the PLANTs were more of shock, confusion, and maybe even a little bit fear. The counties of Orb and Scandinavia outright rejected it, the Atlantic Federation wanted him to answer some questions and the rest of the world was hesitant.
The thing is, if Durandal did have the support of millions, he wouldn't have had the need to build something like Messiah. Durandal was already predicting that he would have enough opposition to the Destiny Plan that he would require a fortress that came equipped with a nuclear cannon. He also wouldn't have had the need to repair the Requiem. Durandal had planned to forcefully remove any opposition to the Destiny Plan from the very beginning.
While it might be true that vaporizing Orb and Scandinavia off the face of the Earth might've brought everyone into line, it would've been at too high of a cost. It's the lives of millions of innocent people who wanted to live their lives as they see fit. The argument could be made that the sacrifice of a few millions lives to bring peace to billions justifies the means but it's not better than what Blue Cosmos and LOGOS were doing. They thought that the world would be more peaceful if Coordinators didn't exist, so they set about trying to destroy the PLANTs. It's still essentially the same as wiping out Orb and Scandinavia so they don't stand in the way of the Destiny Plan.
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