Being declared illegal by a government implies that it already achieved some measure of popularity.
Those of use who care about decentralisation, privacy and freedom need to get used to the idea that we may be labelled “criminals” by some governments.
We need to be mindful that the majority of people don’t care about those ideals. They won’t bother using SAFE unless they have a tangible economic outcome. If we offer them a compelling product then they won’t mind “breaking the law” any more than they already do when they download copyrighted movies from the Internet today.
The key to success is not our ideals (we are a minority), the key to success is tapping into the greed of the people.