Originally Posted by
jerryleber
Every citizen has the right to vote in elections of our representatives and the Constitution has been amended 27 times. Judging by immigration and the US economy it would seem a relatively desireable system. If you know of a more successful one please share it with us.
Do you consider yourself a patriotic American?
sonic has a point. You’re born into the system without your consent, and there’s no way to opt out. Your “consent” is automatic and irrevocable.
now, sonic is completely ignoring that he doesn’t actually want to give up the benefits of society, only his obligation to it. The point remains, however, that there is nowhere on earth you can go to opt out.
in America, opting out has been erased through vagrancy laws (actually a super cool history of racism in action—check out the behind the bastards podcast’s multi-part series on the subject). You can trade one consent for another by emigrating, but you cannot refuse to consent anywhere.