V for Vendetta

I watched the DVD last night. It had such a powerful message and it strikes right into the heart of today's statists.

While the 'big brother' in the movie is not exactly the Bush, a lot of the 'historical record' hints that the foundation on which the Orwellian Britain was built was laid by the Bush. The methods the SWAT-like thugs were using: placing bags on the heads of those they were arresting were a nice touch. The same was 'British Fertilizer' bags that were used to blow up the Parliament building.

I would advise all statists at to avoid watching the movie because they may be offended. It's not a spoiler to note that one of the good guys was actually hiding an ancient copy of the Qoran in his secret room - he got himself arrested, tortured and then shot for that though but... it may still be offensive to some.

On the other hand, the idea that people would actually agree to risk their safety and overthrow the totalitarians... not realistic. I don't believe that it's going to be dignity beats totalitarianism in the end. It would be more like unchecked savagery destroys the carefully-built structures of organized domination.