Will V for Vendetta Become V for Victory Someday?

While reading this you are required to go to this link in another window/tab and click “Play” http://www.last.fm/music/Pyotr+Ilyich+Tchaikovsky/_/1812+Overture.



I have always been of the opinion that Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture is the greatest piece of music ever to have been composed. I am admittedly a rocker and will rock out to the best of them: .38 Special, Def Leppard, AC/DC, Kid Rock, KISS, Skynyrd, the Stones, even Uncle Kracker. But I will always stop what I am doing, close my eyes and let the 1812 Overture take me away. It is the best!



As for movies I enjoy: Spaceballs, 300, The Sting, the Naked Gun trilogy, Three Amigos, Star Wars and anything else Mel Brooks. But my absolute favorite is “V for Vendetta.” Why? Need you ask?



“This may be the most important moment of your life. Commit to it.” V



This past November 4, 2008 is a day which will go down in infamy for the U.S. Not because we have had the first president voted into office merely because of his race, but because the U.S. had in its hand for one fleeting moment, the opportunity to give itself the chance to vote for a true Constitutionalist, a true patriot, a true individualist, a true freedom fighter: the chance to vote for the George Washington of our time—Ron Paul. Ron Paul was relegated to obscurity by the media and ridiculed by the political elite. Though I was already an ardent fan and supporter, those two reasons would have cast me onto the band wagon, as a virgin thrown to the bed during the fervor of passion. (How’s that for dramatic?) But as for the majority, they were led as sheep to the slaughter while listening to the media, brain-washed by the mesmerizing words of their favorite political party and ignored the one and only chance they had to reclaim this country for liberty. I supported Ron Paul, as did millions of others, but to those of you who didn’t; you have been dealt the hand you deserve. Most of you know me well enough, that regardless of which of the two major parties won on November 4, 2008 I would be equally upset. Those of you who voted for the fascist socialist McCain, and those who voted for the communist socialist Obama should be ashamed of yourselves. They were not the best this country has to offer on Election Day; they were though, representations of the gravest of evils this country has to offer.



“People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.” V



The ultimate villain of the movie High Chancellor Sutler said “I want this country to realize that we stand on the edge of oblivion. I want everyone to remember why they need us!”
Many voted on Election Day with the economy in mind, with the deficit in mind, maybe the climate, gas prices, unemployment, abortion, terrorists, war. How many were standing in line thinking about their freedoms?



“Fear became the ultimate tool of this government.” V



I just finished watching this movie for the umpteenth time and I enjoyed it even more than the very first time. I highly recommend it to those with free will; to those who long for true freedom; for those who think government should be of the people, by the people and for the people; to those who would rather chose for themselves and not have others doing it for them. To those who are willing to surrender liberty for a little security, go rent “Rocky VIII” and continue to ignore the world around you. (“They, who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” Benjamin Franklin)



An adaptation from the movie:



“Good evening, London (the U.S.). Allow me first to apologize for this interruption. I do, like many of you, appreciate the comforts of every day routine- the security of the familiar, the tranquility of repetition. I enjoy them as much as any bloke. But in the spirit of commemoration, thereby those important events of the past usually associated with someone's death or the end of some awful bloody struggle, a celebration of a nice holiday, I thought we could mark this November the 5th (Independence Day, July 4th), a day that is sadly no longer remembered (as a day of independence), by taking some time out of our daily lives to sit down and have a little chat. 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 (Patriot Acts and FISA) coercing your conformity and soliciting your submission. How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those 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. (Fear of anything other than the status quo. Fear of “the other party” winning.) 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 (George Bush, John McCain, Barack Obama, the GOP, the DNC). He promised you order, he promised you peace, and all he demanded in return was your silent, obedient consent. More than four hundred years ago a great citizen wished to embed the fifth of November forever in our memory. (More than 230 years ago a group of revolutionaries wished to embed the fourth of July forever in the world’s memory.) His (their) 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 you allow the fifth of November (fourth of July) 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 (four years from now), outside the gates of Parliament (outside your polling place), and together we shall give them a fifth of November (Day of Independence) that shall never, ever be forgot.”



Two years from now you will have the opportunity to vote out the vermin who are so entrenched in Washington D.C., will you begin the change then? Or will you continue to vote in the same two parties and wonder why nothing has truly changed?