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 I agree with your meme. I have never expected to be  "protected". I have always felt that my future is my responsibility and no one else. 

But life isn’t white and black. It isn’t just me anymore, I have a family and small children now. I have to think about them too. 

In reality, being a sobering individual  where I live today, is not as easy as I thought. 

If I don’t pay taxes or follow the law I go to jail and that does nothing to change the world or help my children who will ended up in the system I dislike so much.  

I am old enough to know heroes have to be smarter than braver. I will fight socialism/comunism until the day I die but I do not wish to suffer it again.