Also without context: An intelligent, charismatic leader gathered a band of refugee's and through tenacity, courage, and pure technological know-how found a nation in one of the most inhospitable climes. They then brought this technology to other parts of the realm. Doesn't that just sound so damn heroic you want to cry? But because they're the "bad guys" it's a bad thing.

That's how no context concepts work, anything can be twisted to ones own ends without context. You have a bias against Hydaelyn's actions, therefore you are going to cast any action taken by anyone associated with her to be somehow twisted into villainy.