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Guy Falkes - A barbaric tradition?
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RedHanrahan
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04 Nov 2007, 2:44 pm

Those of us who live in what was once the British Empire have inherited a lovely little 'celebration' called 'Guy Falkes Day'.

It is the celebration of the public burning to death of a 'terrorist' who failed to actually kill anyone or change anything.

Is continuing such a tradition as the symbolic burning of a 'guy' barbaric?

Yeah, yeah, I know the fireworks are fun/exciting/pretty.

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04 Nov 2007, 3:18 pm

RedHanrahan wrote:
Is continuing such a tradition as the symbolic burning of a 'guy' barbaric?

No, it's cathartic. We can pretend it's Gordon Brown or one of the other leftist crackpots who currently rule over us.



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04 Nov 2007, 9:07 pm

No, just an irritating one. Not for the sentiment behind it, just the noise it creates.