“Remember, remember the fifth of November of gunpowder treason and plot. I know of no reason why the gun powder treason should ever be forgot.”

V is roman numeral five. Morse code is …- which is actually the opening notes of Beethoven’s Fifth. Also the sublime Alan Moore graphic novel about a dystopian future Britain under a totalitarian government. The antagonist is V the masked revolutionist who rebels against the fascists not as an individual but an idea.

“People shouldn’t be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people.”

The mask is a grinning image of Guy Fawkes. Who’s failed conspiracy is celebrated on the fifth of November. It is now the face of Anonymous the global internet based group of hacktivists.

Motorcycles? Nah! They didn’t have them in 1605…

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