"Remember, remember, the fifth of November,In 1605 , Guy Fawkes led the Gunpowder Plot, a failed attempt by English Catholics to blow up the British Houses of Parliament, to assassinate the ruling King and to take down the Protestant aristocracy.
The gunpowder, treason and plot,
I know of no reason
Why the gunpowder treason
Should Ever Be Forgot."
-Old English Rhyme
Despite the unsuccessful coup, the events unfolded as the second most significant act of terrorism after September 11th. Nowadays, the attempt to overthrow the oppressive elite of society is commemorated today with a firework display and burning of an effigy of Guy Fawkes.
The sad fact is that the populist message of empowerment and frustration is distorted and forgotten, reduced to a nursery rhyme and Bonfire Night. Years of oppression and class tension diffused just like teenage angst, by lighting some shit on fire.
Download: John Lennon - Remember
1 comment:
lookin good, Lin! keep it up. i'm going to post soon. keep your eyes open.
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