Quote Originally Posted by Cilia View Post
I am not arguing morality.

The ultimate points are that, from a purely technical standpoint, Eorzea has not always acted defensively against the Empire but being aggressive, considering the circumstances and who they were dealing with, was pretty well justified. (Citing Zenos' monstrosity isn't really a fair argument because Eorzea was unaware of just how bad he was before the incursion into Gyr Abania; however, we do know Varis wanted to bring Eorzea into the Imperial fold anyway, and the likelihood of him using the attack on Baelsar's Wall as justification / an excuse for doing so is very high. The lack of an ambassador to speak to also doesn't help, and the only one currently known being a smarmy, two-faced cur doesn't bode well for that venue in the future either.)
This actually touches on my main gripe with the story of Stormblood thus far, in that no one really questioned whether or not we were doing a good thing by invading and retaking Ala Mhigo. Although they tried to make it seem like Fordola was the main resistance for our incursion she was made to be an outlier in the conflict. It seemed to me that everyone else in Ala Mhigo couldn't wait for us to white knight our way in and save them from their oppressors. Which is why i am super hopeful that if and when we do get to Garlemald we don't see a repeat of SB. I don't want to be the hero in shining armor that comes in and saves the day again. I want us to stroll into Garlemald ready to kick imperial ass, only to find out that the general population absolutely loathes us and are perfectly happy with imperial rule and law. How do you save someone that doesn't want to be saved or in truth need it at all. That is the grey area that should have been trod on when we went balls first into Gyr Abania. Not just another scenario of oh thank the 12 you are here, we've been waiting this whole time for you to come in and save us"