First of all, what are we debating here? Whose opinion is more important for the club? I thought we were discussing if we would be okay for the club to be state owned.
But you seem to be mixing several different scenarios and assumptions here.
1. You seem to have a different debate in your mind, as stated above.
2. You seem to assume in your response that we've already been bought by a state and I've chosen to quit being a fan.
I'll try to address them both.
1. If we are talking about whose opinion is more important for the club, I'd say the club cares mostly about whoever helps to generate revenues. Whether this is happening directly through purchases of merch, stadium visits, etc. , or indirectly, by being a follower online. I'm assuming the club has some kind of monetary value attached to each "type" of fan. For example, a match-going fan would have a value of 500x, while an online-only fan who doesn't even buy any merch, could be valued 1x. Then, the question becomes what do the high-value fans think and want, doesn't it? Sadly, not every fan is equal in the eyes of owners who are driven by business rationale.
The above premise may be completely irrelevant in a state-owned situation, because there won't be a business-driven rationale to back it.
But then we move to point 2. If we are truly bought by a state, I would have to think long and hard what is more important to me: supporting United or being true to my principles. And you are probably right, my support will change and diminish.
But, please try to be clear in your thoughts and responses, because you do seem to mix up a lot of different topics and points, making the debate extremely difficult and pointless.