Monday 5 November 2012

Serius - Selamat Hari Guy Fawkes : Remember The Fifth November


Subversif



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, whereby those important events of the past usually associated with someone's death or the end of some awful bloody struggle are celebrated with 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, think, and speak as you saw fit, you now have censors and systems of surveillence 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.

14 comments:

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    1. "Most of you are more preoccupied with writing "first" and "nak bisjut" than actually reading the crap wrote."...kata Obe kepada orang seperti kau.

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  2. Best movie ever! V for Vendetta!

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  3. aku harap setiap orang yg sambut hari guy fawkes ni tahu apa sebab mamat ni nak letupkan parlimen. bukan setakat sibuk pakai topeng tapi tak tahu siapa tu guy fawkes.

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  4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes

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  5. tinggi sangat bahasa inggerisnya susah nak faham... maklumlah saya belajar takat pmr je huhuhu

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  6. Hari ini obe buat entry full english. xde translation ke obe?

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  7. vi veri veniversum vinus vici = By the force of truth, I have conquered the universe while living

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