Reply #45: I know this might sound a little sophomoric but... [View All]

[KansDem]

Last weekend I saw the movie "V for Vendetta." I thought how the "V" symbol could be used against the present day cabal of neo-con fascists. After all, as much as I dislike it, Americans seem to respond to symbols in entertainment moreso than any other avenue of communication, and, leaving that debate to another day, we could use the symbol used in the movie.

For example:
What if that symbol began appearing in public places? Now, I'm not advocating the use of vandalism or trespassing to relay a message, but if more and more Americans wore the "red 'V' inside a circle" (see image below) as buttons, bumper stickers, t-shirts, etc. etc., then we could use the power of the entertainment media to get the political point across that we are living in conditions depicted in the movie: a neo-con fascist mob in DC using fear and violence as a weapon against the American people in order to suppress civil liberties and wreck havoc on the US Constitution, in an attempt to seize supreme power.

I'm sure the symbol would be recognizable my many as I believe many people have seen the movie. On the surface it would be a kind of pop-culture fashion statement, but it's deeper meaning would be understood by coutless Americans.