This whole thing started when I was (finally) filling out my voter registration form. There's a little box that asks you which political party you would like to be affiliated with, and after careful consideration I marked 'other.' On the line adjacent to 'other,' I wrote COMMUNIST. The way I figured it at the time, it could be a good excuse to get out of jury duty someday. But not likely.
The more I thought about it, the more I realized that there's a good chance I'm a commie. I've read Marx and Engels; I'm a big fan of Cuba, Castro, and Che; Trotsky and Lenin seem like pretty good dudes, so I might just be red. I mean, I'm certainly not a capitalist, and have grown to hate money, property, religion, and pride...
To try and coerce me back to democracy, you could bring up a few names...Stalin, Mao, and Kim Jong Il, but keep in mind that the leader of the 'free' world is George W. Bush, whose atrocities and basic human rights violations are too numerous and well-known to include in this blog.
Well, after I sent in my voter registration, I did a little online research and ended up officially joining the Communist Party of America. What happens next, I don't know, but I'm off to finish Leon Trotsky's biography. I hope I hear from my local party member soon. Let me know what you think - if you like communism or are stuck in the red scare. Maybe I'm just being naive, but I don't see what all the fuss is about.
Oh, and in honor of my new-found political affiliation, I'm changing the color of the text in Sample Blog. I hope you enjoy it.
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