Am I the only one who hasnt seen V4Vendetta? That movie captures us perfectly.

[Dave Wood]

Off topic I know but not far off:) I just kept seeing all of this V stuff when I was exposed to RP. I didnt know anything about it.

Just became curious today and watched a bunch of clips on the net and WOW!

Now I can see the comparisons made with RP:eek:

I dont think our current civil situation is any different than in that movie. The only difference is the U.S. is much much larger than Britain territory wise making it much more difficult to impose the police state.

For some reason that little girl in CA that got her wrist broken for dropping a piece of b-day cake is just burning me up right now, I MEAN COME ON! I dont think suing is enough out there. California as a state probably has the worst most abusive arrogant police in the nation, I used to live there. The people of Cal need to use this to fuel a full scale uprising against their police state and the corrupt politicians running it.

I know we have police on this forum and I really wish they would speak out here when things like this girls story get exposed.

Sorry if this ticks anyone off but if you havnt seen this movie and can stand to view some gory scenes, I highly suggest it.

[Lord Xar]

yeah. I dig that movie...

http://www.unitedforliberty.com/audio/letstalk_w_music.mp3

that is a "play" on the speech for a radio ad.

[Bradley in DC]

We took a poll when you weren't looking: yes, you're the only one. :D

[aravoth]

if you haven't seen it, http://youtube.com/watch?v=3lkKyaj1GF4

[Dave Wood]

We took a poll when you weren't looking: yes, you're the only one. :D


Thanks:rolleyes:

[angelatc]

I saw it on a movie channel one night. I was getting ready to go to bed, but knoew that a lot of people in the forums liked it, so I stayed up and watched it.

It was pretty sure I'd get sleepy and fall asleep, but I was totally engrossed.

NOw my son wants to be V for Halloween!

[Chester Copperpot]

I havent seen it

[nullvalu]

It's a good movie.. Has some violent "calls to action", however when you think about it - what revolution has ever been fought and won without some bloodshed? The movie's storyline takes a lot of queues from 1984, but has a happier ending. ;)

[constituent]

catharsis. sorry.

enough w/ the voluntary programming.

don't be a commercial for a commercial.

[nullvalu]

catharsis. sorry.


What's wrong with enjoying a movie?

[MsDoodahs]

I have the wikiquote page for V handy because that movie is chock full of fantastic quotes.

:D

[constituent]

people enjoyed the passion of the christ.

bloodlust is a problem. vicarious living
through comic book characters...

another major problem.

please read the book

ON KILLING

[kylejack]

V: Voilà! In view, a humble vaudevillian veteran, cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the vicissitudes of Fate. This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is a vestige of the vox populi, now vacant, vanished. However, this valorous visitation of a by-gone vexation, stands vivified and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin van-guarding vice and vouchsafing the violently vicious and voracious violation of volition. [carves V into poster on wall] The only verdict is vengeance; a vendetta, held as a votive, not in vain, for the value and veracity of such shall one day vindicate the vigilant and the virtuous. [giggles] Verily, this vichyssoise of verbiage veers most verbose, so let me simply add that it's my very good honor to meet you and you may call me V.

[constituent]

^see, now when someone tries to help sharpen our
policy debate axes and help refine them to audiences
outside of our own....

only got time for one smart ass little line.

but has the V quotes down pat.

if only people cared that much about reality...

tisk, tisk.

[kylejack]

V: Good evening, London. Allow me first to apologize for this interruption. I do, like many of you, appreciate the comforts of every day routine- the security of the familiar, the tranquility of repetition. I enjoy them as much as any bloke. But in the spirit of commemoration, thereby those important events of the past usually associated with someone's death or the end of some awful bloody struggle, a celebration of a nice holiday, I thought we could mark this November the 5th, a day that is sadly no longer remembered, by taking some time out of our daily lives to sit down and have a little chat. There are of course those who do not want us to speak. I suspect even now, orders are being shouted into telephones, and men with guns will soon be on their way. Why? Because while the truncheon may be used in lieu of conversation, words will always retain their power. Words offer the means to meaning, and for those who will listen, the enunciation of truth. And the truth is, there is something terribly wrong with this country, isn't there? Cruelty and injustice, intolerance and oppression. And where once you had the freedom to object, to think and speak as you saw fit, you now have censors and systems of surveillance coercing your conformity and soliciting your submission. How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror. I know why you did it. I know you were afraid. Who wouldn't be? War, terror, disease. There were a myriad of problems which conspired to corrupt your reason and rob you of your common sense. Fear got the best of you, and in your panic you turned to the now high chancellor, Adam Sutler. He promised you order, he promised you peace, and all he demanded in return was your silent, obedient consent. Last night I sought to end that silence. Last night I destroyed the Old Bailey, to remind this country of what it has forgotten. More than four hundred years ago a great citizen wished to embed the fifth of November forever in our memory. His hope was to remind the world that fairness, justice, and freedom are more than words, they are perspectives. So if you've seen nothing, if the crimes of this government remain unknown to you then I would suggest you allow the fifth of November to pass unmarked. But if you see what I see, if you feel as I feel, and if you would seek as I seek, then I ask you to stand beside me one year from tonight, outside the gates of Parliament, and together we shall give them a fifth of November that shall never, ever be forgot.

Please note: The general election this year falls on November 4th. Let's give them a 5th of November that they'll never forget. We'll celebrate the whole day through.

[MsDoodahs]

"Are you like ... a crazy person?"

"I'M QUITE SURE THEY WILL SAY SO."

:D

;)

[kylejack]

^see, now when someone tries to help sharpen our
policy debate axes and help refine them to audiences
outside of our own....

only got time for one smart ass little line.

but has the V quotes down pat.

if only people cared that much about reality...

tisk, tisk.

Don't be so sassy. Its unbecoming.

[kylejack]

People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.

[constituent]

hey jennifer, sorry i hurt your feelings.

go makeout with your V mask, I'm sure
it'll help you feel so very safe and strong.

[nullvalu]

hey jennifer, sorry i hurt your feelings.

go makeout with your V mask, I'm sure
it'll help you feel so very safe and strong.

constituent, i respect a lot of your posts but i think you're taking this too far..

surely, movies can be considered a form of art.. same goes for writings, poems, drawings and sculpture..

if one can't be allowed to be inspired by art, what should they be inspired by?

[constituent]

i'm showing kylejack how annoying it can be when someone
acts deliberately like a jackass on a peaceful thread.

i enjoyed v for vendetta very much. so don't get me wrong.

think about this thread in terms of form and function, please...

" if one can't be allowed to be inspired by art, what should they be inspired by?"
-nullvalu

truer words never spoken.


p.s. I would encourage everyone to think of every thread
in terms of form and function.

[nullvalu]

I don't think kylejack was acting like a jackass.. he posted a quote from the movie in a response to MsDoodahs' post..


I have the wikiquote page for V handy because that movie is chock full of fantastic quotes.

[constituent]

I'm sorry. Here (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=22021), let me clarify.

[nullvalu]

I'm sorry. Here (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=22021), let me clarify.

oh.. haha.. well i don't think it was necessary to bring your "fight" into another thread.. understand your point now...

[kylejack]

i'm showing kylejack how annoying it can be when someone
acts deliberately like a jackass on a peaceful thread.

Settle down. I was kidding with you in that thread. Its not clear to me why you're taking it so seriously! The guy with the sunglasses? Yeah, that's a smiley to indicate to you that I was making a light-hearted comment. If you want to hate on me, feel free to do it in PM, but don't crap all over the site.

[constituent]

the thread speaks for itself. thanks for the copy and paste jobs btw.

anyway: V for Vendetta. What really got me in that movie
was when he takes over the media and the people in the
bar are sittin' there all like "huhhhhhh.... buuuuu"

reminds of the kids in the tazeatorium

[Wendi]

That movie does capture the "feel" of this movement so perfectly. What revolution has been fought - and won - without bloodshed? Hopefully this one...

The fifth of November is coming... :)

[unconsious767]

As one reviewer put it, "..it's rage against the machine, BY the machine" i.e. time-warner bros. It seems like it promotes violence, which would play into the hands of the martial law-ists.

Either way, I love this movie.

[Kregener]

All the histrionics aside, it WAS a good movie.

[AcidReign]

I love that movie. I recently bought the DVD along with '300'. Inspiring.

[MsDoodahs]

Wait, the election is on the 4th of November?

Ironic!

[American]

Guy Fawkes and the Gun Powder plot of 1605 was a real incident. There are allot of similarities but back then the terrorist were the protestants, not the Muslims .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunpowder_Plot

Got to love Religion.....;)

I like this qoute also by Thomas Paine, one of my favs....:)

"The Christian religion and Masonry have one and the same common origin: both are derived from the worship of the Sun. The difference between their origin is, that the Christian religion is a parody on the worship of the Sun, in which they put a man whom they call Christ, in the place of the Sun, and pay him the same adoration which was originally paid to the Sun" ~ Thomas Paine

[Wendi]

What's the difference between a patriot and a terrorist?












... Which side writes the history books...

[Kregener]

Ol Tom Paine misspoke with that quote, he meant to say the Catholic religion, not Christianity.

[nullvalu]

Ol Tom Paine misspoke with that quote, he meant to say the Catholic religion, not Christianity.

Why do you say that? Either way, what he's saying is true..