Ho hum - our anonymous guest chooses to remain anonymous while at the same time, berating somebody else for doing he same.
When MacColl was conscripted h caught the attention of the officers by his (at first, somewhat too subtle for them) lampooning of army life, but putting on skits for the soldiers and perfoming songs like Browned Off - he also acquired an MI5 record.
When he left the army, he continued his public political work (hardly going into hiding) - that public statement of his views remained a major factor of the rest of his life - C.N.D., Anti-Apartheid, Anti- Vietnam War, the miners strike.... and affected the personal opportunities that his chosen careers might have otherwise brought.
I find that an admirable decision to make.
This is all spitefully petty stuff.
Jim Carroll