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Every game when I am Pragmatic the Altarians (who are supposedly "Benevolent") declare war on me early and with no provocation.
Anyone else find this strange from a Benevolent civ?
It's because you are a money hungry bastage who doesn't want to pay his 'fair share' to the people. 
Enjoy this new Crusade 'feature'!
Consider them as Benevolent fanatics. My favorite visualization is Lady Galadriel if she gave in to the One Ring. Haven't you met anyone who is so certain in their "rightness" that they insist you not only agree with them but live like them? That would be the Altarians of your real life galaxy. 
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