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Hmmm, I'm reading what you've written to say the same thing again.
I'm saying it is imposed and is not "ultimately optional" to students. You cannot be a student without paying the monies. My comparison is between students and "middle England." So saying it is optional is the same thing as saying there doesn't have to be students.
The people who are protesting are students or people who see themselves as potential students. People who will have to pay this free. It is not an option (less they decide they no longer want to be, or will be, students).