Bonfire night - Becoming a joke.

[Lord Bracknell]

The alternative view of the Gunpowder Plot is that the King and his government happily allowed it to proceed as far as it did, in order to justify the suppression of Catholicism for the next 200 years.

 

[clapham_gull]

we're not though, we are celebrating the failure of terrorism

By burning and blowing things up ! .. and celebrating the name of the person who decided to do.

I like the fact we still have this day and no-one is quite sure why. But suggesting it's a yearly peace campaign is somewhat, ...well....

 

[ATFC Seagull]

The alternative view of the Gunpowder Plot is that the King and his government happily allowed it to proceed as far as it did, in order to justify the suppression of Catholicism for the next 200 years.

If we're talking about proper history, that's barely even the alternative version - it's basically the accepted point to an extent. (Well maybe not the part about the next 200 years!).

 

[NMH]

The alternative view of the Gunpowder Plot is that the King and his government happily allowed it to proceed as far as it did, in order to justify the suppression of Catholicism for the next 200 years.

Does Catholicism even need to be suppressed... more than they suppress themselves?
Not that they are much worse than many other repressive obsessive dis-orders of the cross with themselves and everyone else.

 

[Pevenseagull]

The alternative view of the Gunpowder Plot is that the King and his government happily allowed it to proceed as far as it did, in order to justify the suppression of Catholicism for the next 200 years.

echoes of 9/11 conspiracy theories?

 

[pigbite]

Does Catholicism even need to be suppressed... more than they suppress themselves?
Not that they are much worse than many other repressive obsessive dis-orders of the cross with themselves and everyone else.

Of course it needs supressing, lest we face an unexpected....Spanish Inquision......!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uprjmoSMJ-o

 

[bWize]

By burning and blowing things up ! .. and celebrating the name of the person who decided to do.

Wouldn't say guy fawkes is 'celebrated' Why do you think he ends up on top of the bonfire every year?

 

[Guy Fawkes]

By burning and blowing things up ! .. and celebrating the name of the person who decided to do.

I like the fact we still have this day and no-one is quite sure why. But suggesting it's a yearly peace campaign is somewhat, ...well....

Where has anyone claimed its an annual peace campaign? Its an annual rememberance of the failure of a terrorist attack against the King and the Government of this country where they burn and blow up effergies of Guy Fawkes and (sometimes) some or all of the other conspirators and also celebrate the plots failure with firework displayss.

The bonfire prayer
Remember, remember the Fifth of November
The Gunpowder Treason and plot
I see no reason why Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot
Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes 'twas his intent
To blow up the King and the Parliament
Three score barrels of powder below
Poor old England to overthrow

By God's providence he was catch'd
With a dark lantern and burning match
Holler boys, holler boys, ring bells ring
Holler boys, holler boys, God Save the King!

- Hardly celebrating Guy Fawkes is it.

 

[clapham_gull]

Where has anyone claimed its an annual peace campaign? Its an annual rememberance of the failure of a terrorist attack against the King and the Government of this country where they burn and blow up effergies of Guy Fawkes and (sometimes) some or all of the other conspirators and also celebrate the plots failure with firework displayss.

The bonfire prayer
Remember, remember the Fifth of November
The Gunpowder Treason and plot
I see no reason why Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot
Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes 'twas his intent
To blow up the King and the Parliament
Three score barrels of powder below
Poor old England to overthrow

By God's providence he was catch'd
With a dark lantern and burning match
Holler boys, holler boys, ring bells ring
Holler boys, holler boys, God Save the King!

- Hardly celebrating Guy Fawkes is it.

Calm down sparky.