Remember, remember the 12th of September

“Renan Calheiros escapa da cassação por 35 votos a 40″

“Em nota, presidente do senado diz não ter ‘mágoas’ ou ‘ressentimentos’”

“People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people. “ - V

Good evening, London. Allow me first to apologize for this interruption. I do, like many of you, appreciate the comforts of every day routine- the security of the familiar, the tranquility of repetition. I enjoy them as much as any bloke. But in the spirit of commemoration, thereby those important events of the past usually associated with someone’s death or the end of some awful bloody struggle, are celebrated with a nice holiday. I thought we could mark this November the 5th, a day that is sadly no longer remembered, by taking some time out of our daily lives to sit down and have a little chat. There are of course those who do not want us to speak. I suspect even now, orders are being shouted into telephones, and men with guns will soon be on their way.
Why? Because while the truncheon may be used in lieu of conversation, words will always retain their power. Words offer the means to meaning, and for those who will listen, the enunciation of a truth. And the truth is, there is something terribly wrong with this country, isn’t there?
Cruelty and injustice, intolerance and oppression. And where once you had the freedom to object, to think and speak as you saw fit, you now have censors and systems of surveillance coercing your conformity and soliciting your submission. How did this happen? Who’s to blame? Well, certainly there are those more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable, but again truth be told, if you’re looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.

Nessas horas, faz falta um V no nosso país. Por isso, conclamo a todos: não coloquem nariz de palhaço, não pintem o rosto de branco, não coloquem uma pizza no título do post sobre o assunto. Coloquem uma máscara de Guy Fawkes.

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