The only way you could actually take anyone's bitcoins against their will is by whacking them over the head and stealing their private keys. The solution I prop

The only way you could actually take anyone's bitcoins against their will is by whacking them over the head and stealing their private keys. The solution I proposed is instead to create a "schism" Bitcoin network that refuses to trade with the pyramid scheme operators and does not recognize their coins as valid. Nothing is being stolen from another person. Instead, the schism network's users will be protected from being robbed in the future by early adopters who possess a great many coins without having placed any dollars, gold, etc. into the exchanges. Yes, my solution is in some ways harsh and inelegant, but if you don't like it, you should be prepared to deal with the Great Bitcoin Flood once Satoshi and friends finally decide to cash out. Or avoid Bitcoin entirely.