Guy Fawkes - terrorist or freedom fighter?

Discussion in 'Art & Culture' started by Zephyr, Oct 21, 2006.

  1. Zephyr Humans are ONE Registered Senior Member

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    If Guy Fawkes were a modern figure, would people still be celebrating his capture, torture and execution with "ooh" and "aah" fireworks?

    Isn't it a bit of a slap in the face for Catholics? Whatever his methods, Guy Fawkes was just trying to bring down a bigoted Anglican government which treated Catholics as second (or third, or fourth...) class citizens.
     
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  3. geodesic "The truth shall make ye fret" Registered Senior Member

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    Don't forget that in mainland Europe, Catholic rulers treated all other faiths in much the same way. For the time, the English parliament was entirely normal.
    And he's a terrorist. You're only a freedom fighter if you win.
     
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  5. mountainhare Banned Banned

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    The way I see it, the Protestant politicians in parliament deserved to be blown up... the Catholics went through terrible hardships under Protestant rule.

    As they say, 'What goes around, comes around'.
     
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  7. Ophiolite Valued Senior Member

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    Guy Fawkes was innocent. He was framed by a susbet of the Illuminati. All will be revealed in a soon-to-be-released thread by Matt Marr. Film rights have already been sold for an undisclosed sum to Oliver Stone. Dan Brown will write the filmscript.
     
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    I assume then that he is a direct descendant of jesus.
     

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