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Subject: What are the lessons about Guy Fawkes Day?
Written By: ChuckyG on 11/05/07 at 10:15 am
http://harpers.org/archive/2007/11/hbc-90001590
Subject: Re: What are the lessons about Guy Fawkes Day?
Written By: McDonald on 11/05/07 at 10:25 am
http://harpers.org/archive/2007/11/hbc-90001590
Interesting article.
Subject: Re: What are the lessons about Guy Fawkes Day?
Written By: danootaandme on 11/06/07 at 7:58 am
There is much to be learned from "the Guy". The victors write their own version of the story. Don't listen to just one side, get the whole story. Sometimes it takes centuries to figure out the obvious.
Subject: Re: What are the lessons about Guy Fawkes Day?
Written By: Macphisto on 11/06/07 at 11:01 pm
The article had many good points, but the fact remains that Guy Fawkes was merely a pawn of the Catholic Church just as much as his enemies were pawns of the Crown.
Most of us are slaves to one form of authority or another, so the question becomes less one of fighting for your freedom than one of how much you're willing to put up with from your chosen authority figure.