We pick sides because one side more closely represents our views on the issues.
Having lived in a nominally Communist country, the notion of party membership is far different in the U.S. Party membership here is far more a matter of choice than a calculation of reward vs. punishment. The party hierarchies here can't possibly gain the same level of fealty because their control of the state apparatus isn't nearly as unlimited.
I understand a lot of frustration with the current semi-corrupt system, but how can opting out improve it?
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A triple-digit slashdotter blowing a Yoda quote red-lines my cognitive dissonance meter.
That would be a steam-punk troll.
We pick sides because one side more closely represents our views on the issues. Having lived in a nominally Communist country, the notion of party membership is far different in the U.S. Party membership here is far more a matter of choice than a calculation of reward vs. punishment. The party hierarchies here can't possibly gain the same level of fealty because their control of the state apparatus isn't nearly as unlimited. I understand a lot of frustration with the current semi-corrupt system, but how can opting out improve it?
Wait, I thought we were supposed to fight the man.