Quote Originally Posted by Cilia View Post
Oh boy!

No, that's wrong! Nael's actions were fully sanctioned by the Empire, Gaius' pursuits were fully sanctioned by the Empire before 2.0, and other than Varis denouncing Zenos as a worthy successor to the throne there's no condemnation of his actions. There are Garlean citizens who oppose the Imperial government and its fascistic ways, but those people don't publicly voice their dissent because to do so leads to imprisonment and/or execution - for themselves, their loved ones, or both.

Also, the Eorzeans are defending themselves from Imperial aggression - nothing more. Even the conflicts of Stormblood can easily be construed as preemptive counter offensives. Claiming that to be sinful is victim blaming.

I will redact my 'unsanctioned' statement as that was made in ignorance, as for the victim blaming, I don't think that a counter offensive is in and of itself a sin or an unwarranted act of aggression. But war, by its very nature, has 2 sides to the story. My main point was simply that we only are ever really treated in the MSQ to our PoV as the Warrior of Light and that of the conquering hero. And in the end it more or less always works out for us in that sense. I simply would like to be treated to a story where we see ourselves from the PoV of our enemies. Which given our propensity for wiping out Castrum and legions of imperial soldiers and besting some of the most notable warriors of Garlemald must make us seem quite the monster to those of Garlemald.