SOLZHENITSYN WROTE THAT IN THE EARLY DAYS OF THE USSR, THIEVES AND MURDERERS WERE OFTEN TREATED WITH KID GLOVES. THEY COULD BE REHABILITATED, THE PARTY LINE WENT, & THEY WERE OFTEN ALLOWED TO COMMIT CRIME IF THEY TARGETED THE RIGHT PEOPLE.BUT ANYONE CONSIDERED A “POLITICAL CRIMINAL,” EITHER DIRECTLY OR BY ASSOCIATION. EVENTUALLY ENDED UP IN THE GULAG. BUT A POLITICAL CRIME COULD BE SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS HAVING MORE MONEY THAN YOUR NEIGHBOR, BELONGING TO THE WRONG ETHNIC GROUP, BEING CHRISTIAN OR SIMPLY EXISTING. SUCH PEOPLE WERE REFERRED TO AS “TERRORISTS.” SOUND FAMILIAR?
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