Colonia can be much more than what it is. We can lay out a detailed plan of what we'd like to do, and seek the assistance of other groups - but someone will inevitably refuse and fight against it because it forces change upon a place that has otherwise become stagnant. The status quo will change.
That's what's happening right now, and has been happening since the Reapers arrived in Colonia. Is it to be a place where Commanders are free to do as they please? Can it be a place where folks can enjoy freedom from the constant tug-of-war of Powerplay and other factional divisions of the bubble?
Or is it bound to remain a private display of power for the "elite" of Elite?
Take your pick.
No, I'm saying it's not a useful negotiating point any more for why your faction should remain in control.
I guess ShinDez shouldn't remain permit locked by that logic. Every other station in every other system has the same stuff ShinDez has, you just have to find it!
FOH with that.