I agree. I also think (possibly somewhat antagonizing your idea of pacifying merchants) that things like the banking embargo against Wikileaks and the probably inevitable expansion of those kinds of actions against whatever the antagonizer of established power of the day is.
Bitcoin is building a start point for what will inevitably be a cat and mouse game future of supporting unpopular (with Power at least) movements.
Bitcoin is building a start point for what will inevitably be a cat and mouse game future of supporting unpopular (with Power at least) movements.