Well, perhaps Cid’s master wouldn’t have put it anywhere near that dramatically. His real reasoning for deposing the Storm King varied wildly between reciting “kingdoms good, empires bad,” and accusing the Storm King of being a “chicken-lickin’-finger-fuckin’ piece-a-shit discount Hades lookin’ rat bastard,” whatever that was supposed to mean. But Cid knew better than most that his master well and truly did have his people’s interests and well-being at heart, and had fully accepted them for who they were.