"Yeah, you could encourage your hero to do that. But I doubt you will. Surely, with enough finagling, you can find something else to do. Something that pleases your clique more."
You made your point. We are not all the same here, not all 'cliquish'. People who go "beyond the trees" to stir things up need to wipe their feet. So not defending them. We have bigger fish to fry in our country than personal vendettas.