Fair point. And that is probably closer than my uncharitable interpretation of his statements.

All the same, I do not understand why Knut takes this stance. Valid transactions are valid. They follow the rules. Bitcoin works because it allows anyone who follows the rules to get a transaction confirmed (if they pay the fee), even if other people don't like their transaction. This is the very foundation of bitcoin.

If Knut doesn't like certain kinds of transactions, he should advocate a change to the consensus rules. But trying to prevent valid transactions is a nonsensical attitude. It's the whole point of bitcoin to defeat such efforts.