And Reinhardt is the Empire's hero, an idol for the young, always has been!
These passionate and stubborn youths are always stirred and guided by propaganda. At their naive age, they can't see through the thick political fog.
By the time they gain enough social experience and life knowledge, history has already become history. Time ultimately doesn't give anyone a second chance.
Fatty knows it well himself that for a militaristic country like Gazalin, the Leray Federation, which has suffered through invasive wars, harbors no goodwill. This includes himself. He came here not for the Freedom Front, not for Gordon, but for the Leray Federation, for that peaceful country that raised him.