Would I prefer the government to simply concede everything and go away, yes.

Would I accept not being criminalized in exchange for the government overtly joining an open network that they already hold 200,000 coins on, yes.

It is important to recognize that the policy explicitly intends to protect the individual from the state's current war on us.

Do I trust them, no.

Does it give us a better position to fight from¸ yes.

They can criminalize us and buy 4 million coins anyway.

Live to fight another day.