Socialist? Ugh!
The stage in Marxist-Leninist theory intermediate between capitalism and communism, in which collective ownership of the economy under the dictatorship of the proletariat has not yet been successfully achieved.

How can people be free when the food they produce is taken by the government? Let alone being free from our cages?
I am stunned that I truly enjoy your posts anyway!
Exchange the shackles of 1 system for the chains of another?

I wholeheartedly agree with your statement to the powers that be:
"Nah, we're not doing that. You're done here."