First they ignore us. Then they laugh at us. Then they fight us. Then we win.

We are at the "fight" stage.

For their next trick is to turn the NPC's against us. Not with truths mind you. With lies.

We will be characterised as tax-evader scammers, robbing from honest poor working people. It's not hard to make the population come fight us when they are hungry and desperate and the government controls the propaganda.