Not quite. Ian is imposing his political views on Tarquin and everybody who agrees with tarquin who's lives have improved under Tarquin's rule.. Some people simply don't want the kind of anarchic freedom Ian promotes and Ian would, yes, be forcing his ideology on those people.
The people who agree with Tarqin are about as many as the humans who live in Azure city and agree with goblin rule.
Black text is for sarcasm, also sincerity. You'll just have to read between the lines and infer from context like an animal