> They’ll take as much as they are allowed to get away with. <
Thats exactly right. And they’re allowed to get away with a lot.
It is a version of the “broken windows” theory. If you give in to their small demands, don’t be surprised when you are presented with their large demands.
Hope the escape is better than past hero’s who thought the Scottish north were an easy take.
Blar Milleadh a’ Ghàraidh, Millegearaidh
That beautitul forest will be filled with stinking and unsanitary trash, feces and every single tree will be cut down.