What's the point with that quite lackluster story in Endwalker?

[Theodric]

Not what "gaslighting" means, but okay.

Given that both myself and others posting within this thread have dealt with weird personal attacks and death threats for expressing fondness for both the Ascian and Garlemald story over the years that we've played this game, I'm actually well aware of what gaslighting consists of.

I'm referring to comments such as this:

Nothing is wrong with "liking" Garlemald per se, but you and Aveyond both do have a pretty strong romanticization of the country and its militarism that goes well beyond just a "villains are cool" viewpoint.

A deliberate attempt to attribute something deeper than what is actually there to justify standing upon a podium to lecture everybody about complex ideological issues. You do you, though not everybody posting here wants to drag such issues into everything. They just want to appreciate a cool story at the end of the day.

I'd even argue that it's not even relevant to the thread itself, which is primarily about the actual and perceived issues with Endwalker's story. Policing people's personal tastes and preferences does not serve to make for a healthy discussion.