Say it isn’t so, also ironic all these “think of the people takes” don’t take 2 seconds to realize that a lot of people look at the situation and see the exact opposite for the same stated reason. Almost like wars aren’t hollywood films with diametric good vs evil plot lines. It’s like real life or something.
I think it’s a work too dense long and not so interesting unless you like a Toltoi-esque space opera with lots of politics.
I read the novels and the politics there are actually very simple and the novels are very short, not much denser than the anime.