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V for Vendetta
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Prophetic and a V for Vendetta.
Maajid Nawaz · Timcast IRL · Mar 2022 Listen at 13:49 What they say about it
- Graphic novel by Alan Moore“graphic novel anarchist writer Alan Moore”2
- Discusses Guy Fawkes2
The best things said about it
In the V for Vendetta graphic novel, anarchist writer Alan Moore imagined a fascist Britain characterized by surveillance cameras around every corner.
V for Vendetta may have misled you about the intentions of Guy Forgs. Yes. And and we'll we'll get to V for Vendetta because that's I think that's an important part of the closing of this story.
V for Vendetta is not about a Catholic plot to establish the Catholic rule in Britain.
It's like V for Vendetta have you seen V for Vendetta you should definitely see that movie.
V for vendetta i can be for vendetta when uh what's her name evie hammond it's natalie portman she the the they're called the finger men and they stop her the dark alley and they're gonna you know try to abuse her right the finger men that's what they're called and then she's like oh no you're a finger man.
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V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd is a graphic novel depicting a dystopian fascist Britain characterized by pervasive surveillance and government corruption. Garrison Davis cited the graphic novel on Behind the Bastards as an example of an imagined surveillance state that increasingly mirrors modern developments, contrasting past fears of Big Brother with contemporary attitudes toward state control. James Stout also discussed the graphic novel on the same podcast, examining how the story and its film adaptation shaped public perceptions of Guy Fawkes and transformed the character's mask into a globally recognized symbol of protest and revolution. Tim Pool, Jack Posobiec, and a guest on Timcast IRL referenced the work alongside other classic dystopian literature like Brave New World and Fahrenheit 1984 during conversations concerning censorship, government overreach, and media portrayals of rebellion. Maajid Nawaz similarly referenced the graphic novel on Timcast IRL, describing the narrative as prophetic in its depiction of authoritarianism. Across these various podcast appearances, speakers frequently turned to Alan Moore and David Lloyd's creation to illustrate concerns regarding civil liberties, modern surveillance technologies, and the cultural iconography of political dissent.
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James Stout V for Vendetta may have misled you about the intentions of Guy Forgs. Yes. And and we'll we'll get to V for… 3
“V for Vendetta may have misled you about the intentions of Guy Forgs. Yes. And and we'll we'll get to V for Vendetta because that's I think that's an important part of the closing of this story.”
“But then, and this is something that like this article also mentions that I want to go into more, everything sort of changes again about this when the movie V for Vendetta gets made. Yeah, it's very strange.”
“And part of how this happens is so is is a character named Guy Fox in Alan Moore's V for Vendetta. And V for Vendetta is not about a Catholic plot to establish the Catholic rule in in in Britain.”
Tim Pool it's like a brave new Fahrenheit 1984 for Vendetta exactly so uh Luke it's like you are here but I'm like I… 3
“it's like a brave new Fahrenheit 1984 for Vendetta exactly so uh Luke it's like you are here but I'm like I think he's missing one I think it's only he's only got three”
“It's like V for Vendetta have you seen V for Vendetta you should definitely see that movie script movie”
“have you guys have seen V for Vendetta right I'm sure this guy is claiming that the police had a meeting”
Garrison Davis In the V for Vanetta graphic novel, anarchist writer Alan Moore imagined a fascist Britain characterized by… 2
“In the V for Vanetta graphic novel, anarchist writer Alan Moore imagined a fascist Britain characterized by surveillance cameras around every corner.”
“What was once the threat of big brother has since become a very soughtafter and fetishized nanny state in the V for Vanetta graphic novel anarchist writer Alan Moore imagined a fascist Britain characterized by surveillance cameras around every corner”
Maajid Nawaz prophetic and a v for vendetta 1
“prophetic and a v for vendetta”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker2
“I'll give you an example that's a V for Vendetta. all the movies are like this”
“v for vendetta i can be for vendetta when uh what's her name evie hammond it's natalie portman she the the they're called the finger men and they stop her the dark alley and they're gonna you know try to abuse her right the finger men that's what they're called and then she's like oh no you're a finger man”
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“And all the these comparisons I guess I made to it about like V for Vendetta and bunch of bunch of [ __ ] Uh, and so it's it's really neat that it's kind of um sharing that with her, although I'm not sure how much I like that.”
“this was largely from V for Vendetta”
“but you've got 1984 brave new world fairness 51 you got v for vendetta you got atlas shrugged just you name it and they are all getting mashed together all at once”
“v for vendetta”
“i've seen v for vendetta you you've seen me venetta right”
“it reminds me of v for vendetta when evie goes to the comedian's house and in the secret room he's got bdsm”
“are you familiar with the term black bagging i just watched v for dead the other day”
“you know watching like when i was younger watching v for vendetta or any of these movies”
“this past weekend I rewatched one of my all-time favorite movies V for Vendetta in V's powerful speech to London he says”