Treason in the Highest Degree

"After all, to conquer death, you only have to die..."

The world has reached a point where life is defined as nothing more than a function of organs. A dictatorship rules the entirety of Earth- and they are taking no chances. The High Diktatorius rules with an iron fist, and a deadly club. The rules are simple- selfishness means survival, religion is an unspeakable crime, and life itself is treason. It’s not long before the world is ready to be set ablaze, perhaps literally, by two insignificants’ time-honored question-

What would you rather be, living or alive?