There was... an incident. He was fighting to protect Kamina City, but unfortunately, he caused a massive amount of destruction in the process. The people were understandably upset by the loss of their homes, but...
[Is there any way to explain this without getting into the plot of Gurren Lagann... Hmm, nope.]
We are facing an unprecedented threat. One that may very well be the end of our world as we know it. The people were taking their anger out on Simon, because he was the easiest target.
[Which is deeply unfair to Simon, but not exactly surprising or difficult to understand either. He caused plenty of problems that led to this - and it's easier to focus on that than all the good things he did.]
...I took his position because someone needed to lead. That's all there is to it.
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There was... an incident. He was fighting to protect Kamina City, but unfortunately, he caused a massive amount of destruction in the process. The people were understandably upset by the loss of their homes, but...
[Is there any way to explain this without getting into the plot of Gurren Lagann... Hmm, nope.]
We are facing an unprecedented threat. One that may very well be the end of our world as we know it. The people were taking their anger out on Simon, because he was the easiest target.
[Which is deeply unfair to Simon, but not exactly surprising or difficult to understand either. He caused plenty of problems that led to this - and it's easier to focus on that than all the good things he did.]
...I took his position because someone needed to lead. That's all there is to it.
[And that's all the elaboration on it he offers.]