Quote Originally Posted by Cilia View Post
Dragging real-world politics in here? Ooooh.

A lot of people are either unaware of that operation or openly disagree with it. I happen to be one of them. Unfortunately, like in Garlemald the common people don't hold any real power in their government... or we might not have a plausible perjurer now seated on the Supreme Court.

... but that has no bearing on this discussion. Please, drop it.
It has everything to do with this discussion. My intention isn't to segway into a real life political debate, but to draw the obvious parallel that clearly inspired the story, to illustrate it's implications in the world FFXIV.

Acts of 'terrorism' commited by the empire/American armed forces has driven otherwise peaceful people to go to desperate and extreme measures to do what they see as defend themselves from and/or retaliate against a foreign oppressive force.

If people in the west can support the wars in the middle east through 'logic and reason', then it stands to reason that Garlean citizens could do the same.

This 'logic and reason' wouldn't be enough to convince all Garleans that their actions in Eorzea are wrong. It would take the revelation that they're puppets to the Ascians to do that.