Alavini, you make a good point: Tongans have had good social services (education, health care, low government fees) in many ways. The thing is, plans for re-structuring of the economy (including taxation) have been in the works for about 6 years, and the economy has been gong sour for almost that long too. Without our remitances, there would be no Tongan economy, no Pajuros driving around Nuku`alofa, no monster houses in Tofoa and Halaleva... But not everyone is benefitting from the monetised economy. In many ways, I think the support for democracy is in fact a critique of the visible inequity that people in Nuku`alofa see every day; But few really see the underlying causes, which include, but go far beyond, any privileging the hou`eiki have received or the royals and their chums have been able to gain for themselves. For example, it's interesting that none of *Pilolevu's* businesses or residences were attacked. TongaSat is as much a rip-off of national resources as Shoreline, and her brother (the king) confronted her with this years ago, but as daddy's girl, she go away with what she wanted. I find it very curious that her holdings weren't damaged, and she isn't named in the graffiti.