Taxation versus theft

War versus mass murder

Dissidence vs Free speech

3 letter agencies vs mafia

Sanctions vs starving entire populations

Backing vs men with guns

Education vs indoctrination

Media vs mass disinformation

Social media vs mass censorship and spying

Harmonize vs. take the worst and apply everywhere. (EU special.)

Threat to democracy vs. we don't like it.

Balancing privacy and security vs. destroying both.

Responsibility/accountability vs. do as we say.

Money laundering vs. free (as in freedom) and private transactions.

Minorities vs. the particular minorities we like.

Fighting crime vs. making things unpleasant and complicated only for non-criminals.

For public health/the environment/etc. vs. a hefty tax on this is a cash cow. (Nicotine, fuel, etc.)

Stakeholders vs. the ones who bribe us.

National security vs. our need to spy on our own citizens.

Disinformation vs. the truth about what we do.

Online safety vs. censorship.