In this day and age, my ‘selfish pride’ is the only thing the government hasn’t managed to rob me of yet, after taking everything else that could allow for a comfortable, equitable life that didn’t mean selling every last iota of my waking time to some capitalist piece of shit who will sooner steal my labor than pay me what I’m worth.

So I’m keeping it, and they can eat the blackest part of my ass if they think I’m going to discard it for them. These ain’t allies, comrades, or countrymen.