I'd love to know where people are giving Emet a free pass because pretty much every Ascian fan I know has been pushing for some sort of 'third way forward' or 'alternate universe' instead of mass genocide.

It's the Venat fans who seemingly find ways to excuse genocide as a necessity - but only when 'mOmMy' does it and calls the player character a brave little spark after being given every possible advantage to ensure their victory.