Of course it's not money that they're after - rather, they get their jollies from the sheer enjoyment of the tyranny, the head rush that comes from wielding unmitigated power over the peons, and the ecstasy of moral righteousness felt by every ninny and nanny and Taliban goon...
You’re right. It’s all about pushing the envelope for liberals and seeing how much tyranny and government control the sheeple are willing to put up with there is a backlash of revolt.
I’m not a sheep. I’m a free man. Give me liberty or give me death. (I heard somebody stole that quote 200 years before I was born)