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Originally Posted by TheForsaken
You have to remember that the attack began with the arrival of the Colossal Titan.
Before that, life was peaceful so there was no need for them to do anything.
After that, the last king, err queen, was immediately killed off so we don't know how she would react to the attack.
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Though in this very episode they explained that Marley was planning an invasion to Paradis for the purpose of getting the founder titan's power and the island's resources, this is the very reason Grisha thought of hi-jacking their project by infiltrating Zeke.
Krueger or not, the plan was already in motion.
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Originally Posted by Haak
Fair enough, the fact that the Marleyans were constantly sending titans over probably meant little to the royals who were safe behind the walls but it's still an act of aggression that lead to long term security problems and should've been dealt with beforehand (if possible).
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The existence of mindless titans roaming outside the walls is something that furthered whatever reason the Kings had to keep people isolated. In spite of having manipulated everyone's memory there were still people that wanted to see the outside world. For decades the continued failures of the scout legion served as a reminder that trying to go outside was just pointless. If you remember, at the start of the story the scout legion used to be ridiculed by the main population, they were considered fools, because every single one of them was a volunteer. It was only after wall Maria had fallen that things changed.
So this is probably why the Kings didn't act against Marley throwing mindless titans at them, they were actually fine with that.