Why not?

I really don't know if I'm a socialist. Certainly, I have to admit that I sound a lot like a socialist. But I've never joined the party. I tend to not be a joiner. I never joined the Democratic Party. Or the Republican Party. Or much of anything. I did join the Nataional Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Albeit, I'm white. And I'm sure I'd never join an organization called the National Association for the Advancement of White People. I suppose I consider myself an independent. But I never joined an Independent Party. Because then I'd lose my independence. I like to defend socialism. If for no other reason than so many Americans seem to be against it. On the other hand, if I lived in a socialist society, I might be against socialism. Just for the sake of being obstinate. Why not? --Jim Broede