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Originally posted by Bifta
Yeah cos putting an effigy of Guy Fawkes on a big f*cking bonfire is really a true celebration of his life ....
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It isn't a 'celebration of his life' - there is little to celebrate about his life. He was a small-time crook who was stupid enough to get caught in the act. He wasn't even one of the principal conspirators.
What we celebrate on 5 November is the failure of a bunch of terrorists to assassinate our Government in an attempt to install a Catholic dictatorship in England. That is something worth celebrating IMO, although personally I prefer to celebrate the failure of the plot without celebrating the grisly torture and execution of Guido Fawkes - we don't burn a Guy in our back garden.