• NaibofTabr
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    4 days ago

    Standard reminder that Guy Fawkes was actually a monarchist who wanted to blow up Parliament because they weren’t Catholic enough.

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        I just find it continually hilarious that Fawkes has become this revolutionary/anarchist symbol, when he was in fact an authoritarian religious fanatic.

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          I understand. I find it sucks that authoritarian/ fascists coopt and forever taint and destroy symbols and words and people’s childhoods.

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      Also a reminder that Alan Moore’s choice of Guy Fawkes was intentionally ironic… or at least thats how I interpreted it

    • FishFace@piefed.social
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      Because the king* wasn’t tolerant enough* of Catholics. The plotters had hoped that James would permit Catholics their religious freedom, but he was repressive.