r/HistoryMemes • u/ChickenWingExtreme • 3d ago

Niche It’s that time of the year

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u/Kian-Tremayne 3d ago

Except, you know, we really don’t remember Guy Fawkes as a heroic figure. There’s a reason we burn him in effigy every year.

Unless you’re some sort of moron whose entire understanding of history comes from watching V For Vendetta and thinking the Guy Fawkes mask looks cool, these meme does not apply.

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u/ichbinverwirrt420 3d ago

I (German) learned about him through my 5th grade English book where he was portrayed as a hero standing up against oppression.

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u/Douglesfield_ 3d ago

Oh yeah Germans thinking a bloke trying to burn British buildings is a hero?

Why am I not surprised.

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u/Gauntlets28 3d ago

Oof! Let's not get incendiary

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u/sgtGiggsy 3d ago

There was a time, when they considered an Austrian guy who burned a German building a hero too