This was a commission from a friend of mine.

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EDIT: Okay, I gotta put it out there. This is NOT intended to be pro-gubbermint. Nor did my friend who commissioned it intend it to be so.

I approached this from seeing the Gadsden flag being used by far-right/fascist groups, and "I tread where I want/please" is something along the lines of "free speech works both ways; you can't cry about being treaded on when you're the one stomping about and/or voting for parties/officials who strip rights away". Anti-mask/vax during a pandemic, overturning of Roe v Wade, 2nd Amendment foamers crying out "muh freedumbs" after a mass shooting, racial profiling from police, demonizing the LGBTQIA+ as groomers and bathroom policies...

Hell, if I'm honest, as a Godzilla fan, I kinda look at this as a jab at the people who say "keep politics out of Godzilla", when what they really mean is "keep YOUR politics out".

You have every right to not be treaded on. No one wants a tyrannical government. But if you're the one doing the treading (i.e. fascist), eat sole. Free speech works both ways.

I hope that clears things up.