Thank you for the thought provoking comment.
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The liberating power of money (decentralized, not decentralized, whatever) how is that going to liberate well at least something close to a significant number of the populace "
To give you a for instance, say your country democratic or otherwise decided to borrow a lot of money(perhaps to pay for a war you do not believe in) and they pay it back by printing it out of thin air. This would make your money less valueable and be in a way a hidden tax. Theorically bitcoin would give you the ability to vote with your pocket book and dump your country's soon to be worthless currency. Thus freedom from state controlled monetary policy.