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Guys I have TOTALLY made this a sticky because it just generally is a great topic with huge things to discuss so here we go:


I will keep it short for now, cause I'm not having much time right now, but I will think about it and write more later.
In my opinion much is going wrong with my country. But not only with the government, also with the people.
There are too many people who just do what everybody does without really thinking about it.
nobody seems to have his own opinion.
I basically joined this guild because I am for V's ideals - always was for them, even before I saw that movie.
It is that my father teached me about such ideals before he died.
I lived after them and for that got into much trouble.
Many things were rejected from me, but I didn't give up cause he was there.
After he died my life was somewhat crashed, but I didn't give up on living his ideals which kept him in my heart eventhough I was angry about him for that he had left me alone as I was still young and a child..

Ah, it's too late at night for me, I'm getting all talky, and too much private's getting through soo - till later.

But then again, most heroes never have to save a world that is similar to V's. It's not like V had to save England from nuclear annihilation a la James Bond and was working on a tight deadline. He was busy readying himself for a revolutionary war, and all wars require calculation and proper preparation.

As some guy who nobody knows or cares to remember once said, "Rome was not built in a day."

Compared to their other articles, I think Weekly World News phoned that one in.

The methods used were still the ones that are usually left for the bad guys. Ruthless killings and huge explosions are not viewed kindly by society.

But come to think of it, usually heroes are at least backed a bit by their government, while this one was working against it.

The majority of the killing in both the graphic novel and movie was done in self-defense, and the only questionable murders in the story are those of the people who worked at Larkhill. We know Prothero, Bishop Lilliman, and Dr. Surridge are responsible for genocide on a national scale, but the debatable issue here is, "Are these people still entitled to a fair trial regardless of what they have done, or are the people they tortured entitled to act with a vengence towards them?"

In regards to the "huge explosions," as big as they may seem, there is still a curfew in effect in this society, and I would find it unlikely that someone was outside of his home and inexplicably decided to walk inside the Old Bailey or Parliament building at midnight. Also, in the case of the Parliament building, V gave London a notification of this demolition a year in advance, and the government banned anyone from coming near the building; once again, it is highly unlikely that any innocents died. Furthermore, unlike villains who would use explosives to incite fear and terror, V only used them as a means of destroying "propaganda symbols," a description which The Head made in the graphic novel, and motivating people to rebel against their oppressors.



But those governing bodies or law enforcement agencies that hire heroes or work in accordance with them always uphold a general system of values which the intended audience should deem as "moral." V believes in the same values as those heroes, but his government is the polar opposite of what you are thinking of.

*If you were a political activist would you create an image for yourself by wearing a costume? What would it look like?

Depends on what type of activist. If I decided that I was in danger, and that my work was important enough to hide for, then I would hide behind a mask or a costume. Otherwise, since my face is representative of who I am (i.e. not horribly deformed, or opposite of what I think I should look like), it seems to me to be horribly unsporting to hide like that.

*Are you satisfied with the government of the country you live in?

I believe the United States of America to have many good qualities, among which is the unlikely-hood of any outside force to ever invade and conquer the country while leaving anything to rule over. Every citizen has the right to own firearms and weapons, and each state has its own capital, constitution, and militia. That is enough to give any Napolean a headache.

*What do you think about life; Coincidence or fate?

I am an agnostic, both in religion and in life. That means that I hold that it is impossible to know, at least while you are alive. I suppose that in life, I would like to think that things have a purpose. Fate to me... in the sense that EVERYTHING you do is fated... is completely repulsive. That, however, is just me. I have a knee-jerk reaction against fate of that kind. The idea that everything is connected is obviously appealing; it gets rid of the drifting feeling, that everything is pointless. So, whether it exists or not, the idea is useful in human life. However, relying on fate is not useful, because you tend to sit around and wait for things to happen.
Conclusion: it is nice to believe in fate, of sorts, in philosophy, but impractical to follow it in life.

*Do you think about the world you live in in terms of right and wrong or do you think of it in terms of convenient or inconvenient?

For someone so cynical, I rely quite a lot on my own beliefs of right and wrong. My morals do not always coincide with society's views, but I have found some interesting parallels in my own strict rules to those of the "charitable religion" type of views. Therefore I believe myself to be living proof that religion is not crucial to morality. However, that is away from the point. Morality is key.

*Could you ever stand up and fight for your opinion in an environment where almost everyone thinks differently or is too afraid to stand with you?

Yes. Life, if that is all you have, is not worth it. Conviction for your ideals is everything. That makes me very unpopular in school, I must say. And I find it interesting that I think so, because I also believe that everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and too often I stay out of arguments because I can see the merit in all sides. The two attitudes do not often go hand in hand, I've found, but once I have found a definite conviction, I am all the stronger in it.

*Where do you see your country, politically, in 10 years? 20?

Thankfully, the cyclical nature of my government means that anything could happen. Otherwise, I shudder to think. Looking at past governments, it seems to me that the best government is one that changes, swings and does not stagnate nor sway too far to any side.

*Are you just in this guild for the novelty or do you think somewhat like V does?

I am in this guild for the philosophy of it. Hence my love for this topic.




V seems to have different morals than many people do, but he is nonetheless very moral. I say this because it seems to me that his personal rules are quite strict.
Of course, one does have to wonder what revenge and saving the country have to do with one another; certainly it was not required to kill the people that he did. His assassinations were purely personal, it seemed. He saw himself as an avenging angel, almost.


Hence the reason that V is not a "good" guy, at least not personally. He has no motive beyond revenge for those killings. Then again, he probably does not even see it as revenge, but as justice rendered in a society where the government and the people would not punish wrongdoers. So who knows?

Hmm. I would carry out the things and hide my identity. mrgreen Also helping with ideas where my opinions and help would be needed.