> Well, I misunderstood you, I thought you were saying
> it was OK.
>
> Now, "what I have learned from my study of historical
> events" is a rather vague question. I'm not sure,
> really, what you were looking for.
The question referred back to your earlier post.
> Charles will say that this is mere anti-Sovietism. I
> say that it is essential to a proper appraisal of the
> Stalinist system, which is no longer really an object
> to be defended, but merely assessed.
>
It seemed to suggest that you had performed some assessment. The assessment is what I was looking for, and the hopeful survival lesson that it would provide for the next 'kulaks'.
Martin