That’s the biggest red flag (pun maybe intended) in any system ever.
If the system tries to make it illegal to leave the system, then you know that’s a truly horrible system. Any system worth participating in doesn’t need to force participation.
(Not just governments, either. A religion that tries to prevent and penalize people leaving the religion is a shitty system. A street gang that tries to prevent gang members from leaving the gang is a shitty system.)
That’s the biggest red flag (pun maybe intended) in any system ever.
If the system tries to make it illegal to leave the system, then you know that’s a truly horrible system. Any system worth participating in doesn’t need to force participation.
(Not just governments, either. A religion that tries to prevent and penalize people leaving the religion is a shitty system. A street gang that tries to prevent gang members from leaving the gang is a shitty system.)