Quote Originally Posted by CrownySuccubus View Post
If you're talking about democratization, then that usually doesn't have anything to do with the Scions or what views they might have. Usually, all the Scions do is eliminate the local dictator and then, the people themselves are the ones who decide how they want to rebuild.

I'd also argue that such a change doesn't really have anything to do with the settings' uniqueness, either. Because if the complaint is that monarchies are all being turned into democracies and that makes them less unique, then that kind of implies that it's gone form one commonality to a different one.
It's also not even really true. When it comes to nations in FFXIV that have been liberated from oppressor's, only some of them have chosen to become Democracies.

Ishgard ditched Theocracy for a Parliament system where the nobles still make up half the government. Ala Mihgo hated being a monarchy even before Garlemald invaded because there king was an insane asshole. Bozja ditched a corrupt Monarchy for a Democracy.

But on the other hand Doma was restored back to the Monarchy it had been before it was invaded. Same with Dalmasca.

So when it comes to ex Garlemald provinces involved in the story, half decided to try something new, half went back to there original system because they were happy with it.

And in all 5 cases the Scions didn't really force any form of government on them. They were chosen by there respective peoples.

The idea that all the "good" nations are being democratized/homogenized is patently untrue. The vast majority of Nations in either Alliance are some form of Non Democracy with no real intention or push to change.