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Migration, trade, conquest, and pursuit of religious freedom.
When that happen, the citizens will lose their freedom for personal opinion, creating an orwellian society.
When the government allowed to legislate value, they had a ground to punish the people who are disagreeing with the nation's value.
This situation is close to dictatorship-era that kill the people who oppose the leader.
