Do people who wear Guy Fawkes' masks realize that he wasn't fighting for political reasons (freedom vs. oppression) but instead he was fight for religious reasons (Catholicism vs. Protestantism)
In Love With Liberty
2012/09/15 03:48:45
Guy Fawkes was a devout Catholic that want to replace the Protestant King in England with a Catholic one.
He worked with Robert Catesby to plot the death of King James.
The reason why I ask this question is because of the comic book V for Vendetta.
People have confused Guy Fawkes as a political activist who tried to fight against monarchism. Guy Fawkes was fine with monarchism as long is it was a Catholic.
And you see many political activists on the left wear Guy Fawkes masks at events like Occupy Wall St.
He worked with Robert Catesby to plot the death of King James.
The reason why I ask this question is because of the comic book V for Vendetta.
People have confused Guy Fawkes as a political activist who tried to fight against monarchism. Guy Fawkes was fine with monarchism as long is it was a Catholic.
And you see many political activists on the left wear Guy Fawkes masks at events like Occupy Wall St.
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Classical Liberal 2012/09/15 04:08:10I Knew that






















Throughout history, and despite efforts to the contrary, the two are inextricably entwined.