Rrodossk softly sighed as the mention of friendship in the Alliance, which was further compounded by governments being tarnished from people like Dusty and arguably himself. He knew he would always be seen as a monster on the galactic stage, and many beings would treat him as such. So he took the insults flung at him with stride and simply threw them out with the rest he was given throughout his life. He knew even his guard felt he was not doing to hot and showed it. By the Scorekeeper he wished he had been born a different species. His own people did not accept him until recently, and the political sphere always saw him as a beast. With that though, his heart sunk slightly. Yet he did not let it show as he spoke.
"Sadly nowadays friendship needs to be all but left at the door of politics." Rrodossk nodded slowly and sadly as he spoke the words. He knew this was true but it shouldn't. "The Alliance did not fail because of thst however, it failed because a majority of the planets simply were too passive in the whole. Much like in the senate itself the Alliance simply had to many potential voices who were quiet. There is to much fat on the bones of the senate as much as there was on the Alliance. It's why I am trying to make the Trandoshan Enclave more of a modified oligarchy rather than a republic. You have an initial meeting where we vote on what the few representatives will go and vote on in the session. At least that way we can actually get things done without any of the graft or the choir of arguing right when the vote is actually important." The reptile took a sip from his glass again and slowly nodded. It was a decent wine, not entirley to his taste but it was fine. He would have to return home and get some sweet Trandoshan wine.
"I will be entirley honest, the galactic people may not entirely see the Jedi as a religious organization but I believe that a vast majority can see them as much more. We just have to show them that they can be more than just what they are already known for, much as Mr. Thorne here is pitching. I for one admit I am not the authority on the Jedi and their separation from their organization and their religion and all of that but I can atleast admit that he is on the right track to show the galaxy their views are limited when viewing the Jedi." He admitted he was wrong. That could either teach those young beings around him that being wrong is OK if you learn from it, or it could be used as ammunition against him. He did not care which way the children took it, he just hoped he could teach them something with this talk.
"I will also be entirley honest with you, I wish that one voice could not ruin a government's image but having Dusty most likely already shoots that idea in the foot." He conceded to himself that Dusty was probably the best example for this, yet he wasn't the only problem the FWA had for its image. "I for one will also admit I may not have been the for the Alliance image wise either. I represent my people not just with my words but also with my image, no matter how barbaric it is to the rest of the galaxy. My people want me to seem one way, the Hapans wish for men to get out of the way and let women do their thing, and the Jedi wish for more galactic unity. We all have our styles to live up to set in place by whom we come from. Some are just more accepted in the galaxy." He shrugged his shoulders after he was finished speaking, submitting to the fact that that pill would not be the easiest to swallow for the group.
@all the bullies