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Remember, remember, the Fifth of November.

Posted 05 Nov 2009 in patriotism, teaparty, totalitarianism

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Last year, I noted that the day after President Obama’s election happened to be Guy Fawkes Day. One year later, with Democrats controlling the White House and both houses of Congress, we seem to be even closer to the world portrayed in the movie, V for Vendetta.

V: “There are, of course, those who do not want us to speak. I suspect even now orders are being shouted into telephones and men with guns will soon be on their way. Why? Because while the truncheon may be used in lieu of conversation, words will always retain their power. Words offer the means to meaning and for those who will listen, the enunciation of truth. And the truth is, there is something terribly wrong with this country, isn’t there?

Cruelty and injustice…intolerance and oppression. And where once you had the freedom to object, to think and speak as you saw fit, you now have censors and systems of surveillance, coercing your conformity and soliciting your submission. How did this happen? Who’s to blame? Well certainly there are those who are more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable. But again, truth be told…if you’re looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.

I know why you did it. I know you were afraid. Who wouldn’t be? War. Terror. Disease. There were a myriad of problems which conspired to corrupt your reason and rob you of your common sense. Fear got the best of you and in your panic, you turned to the now High Chancellor Adam Sutler. He promised you order. He promised you peace. And all he demanded in return was your silent, obedient consent.

Last night, I sought to end that silence. Last night, I destroyed the Old Bailey to remind this country of what it has forgotten. More than four hundred years ago, a great citizen wished to embed the fifth of November forever in our memory. His hope was to remind the world that fairness, justice and freedom are more than words – they are perspectives. So if you’ve seen nothing, if the crimes of this government remain unknown to you, then I would suggest that you allow the fifth of November to pass unmarked. But if you see what I see, if you feel as I feel, and if you would seek as I seek…then I ask you to stand beside me, one year from tonight, outside the gates of Parliament. And together, we shall give them a fifth of November that shall never, ever, be forgot!”

Rather than destroy government buildings as in the movie, today will be marked by peaceful protests led by American patriots determined to halt the spread of socialism and return our government to its founding principles.
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UPDATE: Interesting bit of trivia…the word “guy” we now use is actually an eponym, a word formed from the name of a real person. (h/t: The Word Detective)

The person in the case of “guy” was the infamous Guy Fawkes, ringleader of the Gunpowder Plot. In 1605, Fawkes and his co-conspirators concealed 36 barrels of gunpowder beneath the House of Lords, their goal being to blow King James I and the entire Parliament skyward. The plot was foiled, Fawkes and most of his pals were captured and executed, and November 5, the day of the planned Big Boom, became known as Guy Fawkes Day in England.

Guy Fawkes Day eventually became the British equivalent of the American Halloween, with effigies of Fawkes being burned in the streets or carried door to door by children begging for pennies. These grotesque effigies became known as “guys,” and by 1836, “guy” was being used in Britain as slang for anyone exhibiting bizarre dress or behavior.

In America, however, the story of the Gunpowder Plot was not well known, and by the mid-19th century we were using the British “guy” to simply mean “a man.” By the early 20th century, our “regular fellow” usage had percolated back to Britain, and “guy” no longer means “weirdo” in the U.K.

Posted by FullMetalPatriot
12th gen. American, Constitutionalist, Harley-riding Texan, gun owner & NRA member, blogger, illustrator, Florida Gator alumnus. #TCOT

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