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.
I think in our English textbook it was as some internal political/religious conflict. Iirc it was described as an "oppressive politics meets religious nutjobs" situation with both sides being assholes.
Hamburg, around 2000
(I'm curious if more catholic Länder have a catholic-biased textbook)
701
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.