I am not usually one to discuss politics. I have my opinions, but I prefer food and shelter over expressing those opinions.

Rarely is it a good idea to list your memberships in politically-active organizations on your resume, even if it is for a government job. U.S. federal, state and local government organizations cannot hire and fire based on one's political beliefs, but it is difficult to prove that you were fired or not hired because your political beliefs, and you get no such protection for a non-government job.

But some issues are too important for me to remain silent.

Recently GameSpot replaced everyone's "Turkey" emblems with "Cake" or "Pie" emblems.

I participated in a poll that asked if I preferred cake or pie. I did not have a strong opinion on the subject, but after much thought I decided that I had a slight preference for cake, so I voted for cake.

I thought it was a secret ballot. Nowhere did it say that I voted for cake. All that appeared to happen was cake's value increasing by one.

A few days later I saw a cake emblem in my GameSpot badge.

Now I will never be able to get a job in a pie factory. Potential employers will see my cake emblem and assume that I am biased in favor of cake over pie. They may even think that I am a spy for the cake industry.

You can argue that I was not forced to vote, and this is true, but if you do not vote, other people make the decisions for you.

I am not even sure if choosing cake over pie was the right decision anymore anyway. Cake is good, but pie has its advantages too.

And what was wrong with the turkey emblem? Unlike cake and pie, there is little argument that turkey is good, and most of the people who disagree have ties to terrorist organizations.