[burgers]

So were political activists and other people "forced" to go to the Gulag? Or, like US citizens who live in poverty for being artists, did they "choose" to do something the government did not want and faced a punishment for it?

[seanflyon]

When force is used someone is being forced. No one in this country is forced to be an artist nor are they punished for making that choice. Having to support yourself is not punishment, it's just part of being an adult.