Are allegations of Gallente "imperialist arrogance" a result of Minmatar extremist politics as encapsulated by pilot Havohej, or is it vice versa?

Either way, if the we are cultural imperialists, we have done mightily terrible job of it, given how vibrant and rich Minmatar culture is.

Surely, Mr. Stitcher, you would agree that claims of cultural imperialism by the Gallente hardly merit slaughtering thousands of their military personnel? It is not as if the entire Minmatar race and culture is tied to the Federation, as the Caldari once were. They are a sovereign nation and should act as such, which include not launching an invasion over vague accusations of "they talk down to us" and "they do not respect us like they should."

What reasoning, exactly, are we meant to employ in dealing with such a person?

Now would hardly be the right time to address that topic,

In any case, I don't see why you're here tossing little snarky throw-away lines into a discussion which is intended to be by-and-for citizens of the Federation. I have taken pains to try and keep Federation citizens out of Havohej's discussion, after all. I would have hoped the same courtesy would be extended to this one.

Here's the thing with that attitude.

If any race in the cluster could be called xenophobic, it's the Caldari. (Note phrasing: I'm not saying they are xenophobic, just that they come pretty damn close sometimes). They're insular, the Napaani language is inherently biased against foreigners... and then there's the fact that the State is extremely structured, conservative, and oh yes, has a colossal grudge against the Federation. This is an entity that isn't going to take cultural influence from anyone kindly, and certainly not from the Federation.

Meanwhile, the Minmatar are trying to recover from a pretty long time under the very real cultural domination of the Amarrians. That's a situation that will put anyone on the defensive - and the Matari are a pretty strong-willed race to begin with, so a natural tendency to be dubious about someone else's ideas has been magnified a thousandfold.

Since I'm on the topic, the Amarrian Empire is defined by its culture and the belief that everyone should have that culture, so anyone else's ideas can go screw themselves.

I'm not saying Gallentean 'cultural imperialism' is a myth. I'm just pointing out that everyone else in a position to comment on it is naturally massively biased.

You are assuming the the Federation wants to persuade the Republic, Mr. Stitcher. That is the flaw in your reasoning, and why I disagree.

If the Federation wants that apology...

If the Republic does not inherently understand the severity of their actions and how that undermines any legitimate claims they may have against the Federation, then a severe myopia on their part is revealed. There is no value in an "ally" that seeks to invade and slaughter your citizens because they feel slighted, Mr. Stitcher.