Supplemental Post 2
Now, if you accept that trade is a respectable and civilised way for individuals to interact, then consider this.
Government does not trade with you.
Government makes demands of you.
Government may go to the effort of putting on a caring smiley face while making those demands, or they may dispense with the pretence altogether and just put a gun to your head. But either way, the demands are the same.
In this light, how do you think the U.E.E. and its agents see you?
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