Actually Fabian was and is not a socialist but he was saved from a much worse fate by his doctor. From his Wikipedia page:
He was drafted but rejected for military service during the Vietnam War. According to USMC Lt. Col. Arthur Eppley, Fabian was declared 4F (unfit for service) after presenting a doctor's note stating that induction into the army could cause him to develop homosexual tendencies.
So there you have it, had Fabian gone into the military who knows what terrible things could have happened.
