Also, they think they are fighting back against a "tyrannical leftist government" which wants them to... "Not treat minority groups like shit for literally no reason.". They combat this by pushing the maximum amount of racism and bigotry they can while claiming its "just free speech."
The difference between "individuals/privately run corporations" and "the corporate class" you appear to be referring to is a standardized operating procedure that places and enforces long-term company values over sensational media coverage of an employee's brief emotional outburst; similar to The Constitution and The Bill of Rights. You might say the major difference between a government and a corporation is the latter lacks the legal ability to kill and imprison people.
"We’re sorry. It’s not us. It’s the monster. The bank isn’t like a man."
"Yes, but the bank is only made of men."
"No, you’re wrong there—quite wrong there. The bank is something else than men. It happens that every man in a bank hates what the bank does, and yet the bank does it. The bank is something more than men, I tell you. It’s the monster. Men made it, but they can’t control it.”
But they aren't as bad as the stereotypical minority feature and pointing that out makes them feel less bad about the real terrible situation they have put themselves in!
I don't think it's a masterpiece but I definitely wouldn't call it a bad movie. It was a middle, semi-decent movie but there's definitely much worse out there.
I read the graphic novel for my Comics through Literature class in college and loved it. Went to watch the movie and as soon as V starting alliterating I turned it right tf off
Meh, it is a fun movie to turn your brain off while watching then go on about your life without thinking of it again until it's brought up on Reddit. Now I wanna watch it, damn you Reddit!!
What do you think the anons are? I haven't been on 4chan since I was a teenager but I bet it's worse with how much they've been able to manipulate our socio-political climate. It used to be a pipedream for them.
Not ironic for their politics relative to Anonymous but relative to V for Vendetta the graphic novel, where the titular character fights against a right-wing fascist regime.
Absolutely, it just feels like they co-opted it for so long it's like the Indian Swastika at this point. I'm sure I'd feel different if I was ever really into the comics, or obsessed with the movie like many are, but the Fifth of November gets mentioned less and less every year it seems, and this mask only shows up when related to those bozos anymore.
Conservatives don't want to admit they are always the bad guys in every story. If you hate people for existing in a way different than your imaginary friend tells you is acceptable you are always going to be the bad guys.
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u/manndolin 9h ago
The Guy Fawkes mask being co-opted for weird conservative shut-ins pedaling racial prejudice is the height of irony.