@spendius,
How precise, Spendius. We have had some interaction on these threads. You have been wise enough to note that my commentary was not rude to you, If I may say so, I would say that it was gracious and, in some respects, illuminating.
But you are not fearful of encountering opinions that do not match yours. Some on these threads are paranoic about shutting down any speck of writing that are at all not in tune with the party line.
As Solzhenitzen commented in his masterpiece--The Gulag Archipelago
QUOTE
A standarized collection of charges.
A negative attitude toward the collective farm structure
A negative attitude towards the Stalinist Constituion.
A negative attitude towards whatever was the immediate particular measure being carried on by the party.
For these crimes, exile to the Gulag.
I am sure you have noted, Spendius, that the CRIMES were thought Crimes, just like those levied against Winston in "1984"
A final note--from the poet-
Our prerogatives as men, will be cancelled God knows when
Still, I drink your health before, the gun butt raps upon the door.