"The colonies would gladly have borne the little tax on tea and other matters, had it not been that England took away from the colonies their money, which created unemployment and dissatisfaction. The inability of the colonies to get power to issue their own money permanently out of the hands of George III the international bankers was the prime reason for the revolutionary war." - Benjamin Franklin's autobiography

What I don't understand is, why are there not more Bitcoiners willing to fight their governments, demanding the ability to use Bitcoin as a MoE without repercussions? Where are the patriots among us?

I never expected governments to easily give up the benefits fiat money provides them. But I did expect a stronger, more militant stance by the Bitcoin community on the issue. As you say, they're more interested in NGU DCA HODL speculation, and all the talk about Bitcoin being a tool for freedom seems just a larp.