I actually see monero as a kind of lurking beast in bitcoin's shadow, as if it's whispering "Oh, you think bitcoin with it's completely public ledger is bad and

I actually see monero as a kind of lurking beast in bitcoin's shadow, as if it's whispering "Oh, you think bitcoin with it's completely public ledger is bad and dangerous. Why yes, it's very, very bad. Please attack people who use it and show them why they need me." It's an interesting game that law enforcement is caught in. On the one hand, they want to demonize bitcoin because it's outside of their control. On the other hand, if they attack bitcoin users too strongly, they push people to alternatives like monero that are both outside of their control and legitimately untraceable in system. Which devil do you want to deal with?