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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You are not criticizing the OP, I guess, because you acknowledge their point, that it was meaningless, but it was entertaining to distract the Stasi. But you are criticizing the OP, because you think the Stasi were so competent?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Surely the point is that the OP couldn't possibly have known what the authority thought about their painted stones, unless:

  1. they had a personal contact, which is quite the omission

or

  1. the authorities were putting up posters around town, interviewing door-to-door etc
[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Cops going around and asking about purple rocks would cause a tiny stir. A kid would be aware of that and entertained. This is pre- internet and It's Soviet culture. I'm not supporting the Soviets, but people talked to each other, which is generically quite positive.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 months ago

Ok, I guess this is a matter of opinion, but 'cops going around asking people about some purple rocks' just doesn't pass the sniff test for me