well, that was a thing...

[perlmonger]

We, belatedly, watched V for Vendetta tonight. Deeply flawed, with some stunningly good parts, but what really struck me was how close UK(2007) is to the film; how much more so, even, than when the film was made.

Who stands to gain from a people living in fear?

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[tanais.livejournal.com]

entertainment companies

[thunderbox.livejournal.com]

Who stands to gain from a people living in fear?


I felt that David Keen's Endless War?: Hidden Functions of the War on Terror (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Endless-War-Hidden-Functions-Terror/dp/0745324177) covered the question well.

[alexmc.livejournal.com]

i was thinking something similar earlier today...

[evilmattikinz.livejournal.com]

Who stands to gain?

Well any walk through london will yield one answer. The manufacturers of cctv cameras...

[dkmnow.livejournal.com]

"Follow the money."

[burkesworks.livejournal.com]

Who stands to gain from a people living in fear?

Well the correct answer isn't Alan Moore, so... EDS, Capita, Atos Origin, Serco and News International?

[apostle-of-eris.livejournal.com]

Actually, I've used that as a political litmus test for years --
When anyone gets frightened enough, or angry enough, they can't think straight. So when someone is trying to make me scared or mad, I ask why they don't want me thinking straight.

It's a test which has the advantage of having no political jargon whatsoever.