You're absolutely right. KGB and Stasi had achieved a lot of success in putting faces behind the comments, and as a result people were considering their opinions extremely carefully.
yes. It is one of the reasons people may like to remain anonymous - to avoid dealing with consequences when comments are taken out of context, incorrectly interpreted and/or understood. Why should i spend extra effort dealing with morons who aren't able or inclined to understand a simple logical idea?
>Also you would have to assume that the people hosting the comments where either KGB or Stasi...
not necessary. Just reading/listening to have been enough.