I can understand the feelings of @Owen, but there is literally nothing can be done about it. If you really believe, that you can run a faction in long-term perspective, if you really believe, that you can gather own active playerbase - make your own faction and you probably won't have many troubles with getting officialdom. Probably even adding something more interesting to old concept, as, for example, the reviving of business warfare with Kishiro.
Telling people "you are bad, i can do it better, so give me leadership" isn't something appreciated, I guess. You are just smashing your head against the wall with giving yourself a bad image at the same time.
And no, I can understand you, because I've faced the same situation, acted in the same way (thought not publically) and I really had troubles, until I've managed to adopt to the way things are and find understanding with other people. I can honestly wish you the same.