GUY FAWKES: The Mask of Guy Fawkes has become the symbol
of revolution across the world. Anybody who has seen “V for Vendetta” knows
that Wachowski brothers are the ones responsible for this phenomenon.
The funny thing is that even people who are
gathering at Zuccotti Park protesting against wall street in the now famous “Occupy
Wall Street” are also using this as a symbol. Do they know what this
symbolizes? If they knew they wouldn’t use it. Let me explain this to the poor
souls who haven’t Googled “Guy Fawkes” yet. Guy Fawkes was associated with the
biggest failed plot against authority. So, if you are fighting against
authority why would you use this as a symbol?
Not just this when tortured he spilled the
beans and gave up the names of all his co-conspirators. This showcases the
blunders of revolution in the civilized world where we are brain washed by the
media so much that a revolution is close to impossible. The protestors at Zuccotti
park for instance are going for a horizontal decision making committee for they
believe a vertical structure will create a hierarchy amongst themselves which
would reflect the system that they are fighting. Sounds good as a theory like
how communism makes sense on paper. The end result of such a weird decision
making system has been the fact that they cannot come to a consensus and haven’t
even decided on the terms for which they are fighting for.
Revolution can always be sparked off easily
when you know your enemy. When you can put a face to him and organize people to
take up arms or a peaceful protest against him. Everyone has been excited since
2010 as a result of numerous revolutions in countries like Egypt, Libya, Syria,
Morocco and Yemen. Can this be replicated in countries like the USA or India?
Highly unlikely. The reason being we don’t know our enemy. There is no face to
our enemy as we are fighting a system. While people are trying to Occupy Wall
Street rather unsuccessfully the policy makers who are responsible for the
economic debacle are sitting pretty in Washington. Without a proper decision
making committee there are just hoardes of people gathering at Zuccotti Park
and chanting slogans and picketing. Is this really a revolution? And the Guy
Fawkes’ mask makes the whole thing rather humorous to watch.
