[validity] all nations
[option] "I’m not a Son of a b- okay, I am, I am," stutters your Foreign Minister after looking at the photograph. "Listen, @@LEADER@@, the Sons of a Brick are really just a group of friends that like to eat, drink, and discuss how to subvert- ahem, improve the country. Many @@DEMONYMADJECTIVE@@ heroes were Sons of a Brick; our Secret World History textbook says so! There's no reason to fear us. In fact, we can send you some of our special cake as a token of gratitude for being such an awesome leader."
[fallout] social class is defined by the number of secret societies one is a member of
[option] "I don't like this at all," whispers the anonymous junior official, in a voice inaudible to anyone other than you. "We clearly don't know enough about these Sons of a Brick to trust them, or any secret society. There is no choice but to dismiss all ministers with ties to the Sons of a Brick, and begin secretly investigating all secret societies, to make sure that they aren't secretly attempting to overthrow you."
[fallout] the Ministry of Secret Occultist Brotherhood Screening is the largest ministry but no is supposed to know
[option] "These people must be experts in subversion!" murmurs your Minister of Shadows from who knows where. "You should pay the Sons of a Brick to to infiltrate the governments of other nations while publicly disavowing them and any ministers tied to them. We can rule other nations while they are still technically sovereign. There’s a chance that they try to infiltrate our nation as well, but I’m sure if we keep the money rolling in, they’ll continue doing our bidding."
[fallout] death by cyanide pill is oddly common among the Sons of a Brick