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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[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.