Jinx and Bejamin brought up some verry good points and described the situation.
Having the unlawfulls describe their view, or the view of the traders as well, is the key I believe.
The Lawfulls mostly sit in hamburg, because there is the highest chance of getting player interaction.
Also the Embargo may harm the trade routes, but if the really good routes go from rheinland to liberty, then nobody thought of the RP behind the war.
Some may think this woudl encourage blockade running, but as we already see, the only interaction we get is mostly in hamburg.
Which means lots of pilots there and nearly no chance for runners.