And if you truly believe that a one time participation makes a socialist, then participating in any form of taxation makes one a socialist.  The government is taking my money for the good of society when it taxes me.  And on a level, this is good, because it provides for things such as national defense, police, and basic infrastructure like roads.  But you would be a fool to think that there MUST be a government to achieve these things.  I could go out and hire a private company to protect me.  We could hire private companies to build us roads.