Seamus, get the ship.
Don't let people whining ruin your gameplay.
Right then, lets see..
1) I've seen better independants in capital ships than faction players in both the Order and Liberty, in terms of roleplaying.
2) The Omicrons are dangerous, you have hostile aliens who want to take over your body flying around with incredibly strong weaponry. Lets all fly starfleas at them, works every time.
3) Get over it. Simple sentence but applies. I mean it in the same way as for Seamus - Don't let other people ruin your gameplay experience. If your experience is utterly ruined by seeing a light Carrier, maybe you are going a little too extreme.
4) Play your way. The rest of the Order players may be utter retards but that doesn't mean you automatically are assumed to be one too. Do what the Search and Destroy crowd did with the BHG and make a name for yourselves.
5) Try to wave your faction flag in indies faces, and then kill them for having a perfectly fine ship, and I will also fund free Light Carriers or Recon ships for anyone who wants one. On the basis that they deny the authority of the faction. Simple physics, every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Kill the independants, kill yourselves.