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![A panel from V FOR VENDETTA, in which V is giving a televised address.
TRANSCRIPT:
[PANEL 1: V stands in front of a still of a young boy sucking his finger]
"AND WHAT ABOUT THE CHILDREN? IT'S ALWAYS THE CHILDREN WHO SUFFER, AS YOU'RE WELL AWARE.
"POOR LITTLE MITES. WHAT ARE THEY TO MAKE OF IT?
[PANEL 2: SOLDIERS WITH RIFLES RUSH THROUGH A DOORWAY]
"WHAT ARE THEY TO MAKE OF YOUR BULLYING, YOUR DESPAIR, YOUR COWARDICE AND ALL YOUR FONDLY NURTURED BIGOTRIES?
[PANEL 3: THE SAME SOLDIERS ARE SEEN FACE-FORWARD]
"REALLY, IT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH, IS IT?
[PANEL 4: V WAGS HIS INDEX-FINGER AT THE VIEWERS]
"AND IT'S NO GOOD BLAMING THE DROP IN WORK STANDARDS UPON BAD MANAGEMENT EITHER...
[PANEL 5: ADAM SUSAN, DICTATOR OF ENGLAND. SITS IN HIS SPHERICAL CHAIR AS HE WATCHES THE BROADCAST ON MULTIPLE SCREENS AT ONCE]
"...THOUGH TO BE SURE, THE MANAGEMENT IS *VERY* BAD.
"IN FACT, LET US NOT MINCE WORDS... THE MANAGEMENT IS *TERRIBLE!*
[PANEL 6: V STANDS, HIS HANDS OUTSPREAD, IN FRONT OF STILLS OF HITLER, STALIN, ????, AND MUSSOLINI.]
"WE'VE HAD A STRING OF EMBEZZLERS, FRAUDS, LIARS AND LUNATICS MAKING A STRING OF CATASTROPHIC DECISIONS.
"THIS IS PLAIN FACT.
"BUT WHO *ELECTED* THEM?
[PANEL 7: A FAMILY WATCHES V'S ADDRESS FROM THEIR LIVING-ROOM]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tgo4sgmvasbn4aomyp3klw3d/bafkreid2qdsvnmxrcnxyo62unvpc2k72ymy7ha3jymrtk6lmrsrel43oum@jpeg)
![[PANEL 1: SOLDIERS RUSH THROUGH A DOORWAY] "IT WAS *YOU!* *YOU* WHO APPOINTED THESE PEOPLE! *YOU* WHO GAVE THEM THE POWER TO MAKE YOUR DECISIONS FOR YOU!
[PANEL 2: SOLDIERS CLUSTER IN FRONT OF A CLOSED PAIR OF DOORS. A SIGN ABOVE THE DOORWAY READS "ON THE AIR".]
"WHILE I'LL ADMIT THAT ANYONE MAKE A MISTAKE ONCE, TO GO ON MAKING THE SAME LETHAL ERRORS CENTURY AFTER CENTURY SEEMS TO ME NOTHING SHORT OF DELIBERATE.
[PANEL 3: V, IN FRONT OF A STILL OF NAZIS MARCHING CARRYING SWASTIKA-BANNERS]
"YOU HAVE *ENCOURAGED* THESE MALICIOUS INCOMPETENTS, WHO HAVE MADE YOUR WORKING LIFE A SHAMBLES.
[PANEL 4: A SOLDIER KICKS THE RIGHTMOST DOOR]
"YOU HAVE ACCEPTED WITHOUT QUESTION THEIR *SENSELESS* ORDERS.
[PANEL 5: V STANDS IN FRONT OF A STILL OF A MUSHROOM-CLOUD]
"YOU HAVE ALLOWED THEM TO FILL YOUR WORKPLACE WITH DANGEROUS AND UNPROVEN MACHINES.
"YOU COULD HAVE STOPPED THEM.
[PANEL 6: THE DOOR GIVES WAY AS A SOLDIER BATTERS IT WITH HIS RIFLE]
"ALL YOU HAD TO SAY WAS *'NO'*.
"YOU HAVE NO SPINE. YOU HAVE NO PRIDE.
"YOU ARE NO LONGER AN ASSET TO THE COMPANY.
[PANEL 7: THE SOLDIERS ENTER THE BROADCAST-ROOM, WHERE THEY ARE GREETED BY THE CLOAKED FIGURE OF V]
"I WILL, HOWEVER, BE GENEROUS.
"YOU WILL BE GRANTED TWO YEARS TO SHOW ME SOME IMPROVEMENT IN YOUR WORK. IF AT THE END OF THAT TIME YOU ARE STILL UNWILLING TO MAKE A GO OF IT...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tgo4sgmvasbn4aomyp3klw3d/bafkreib4smxodtiu3ale575nkv56a3z47m76sgg46loxv2d5ppth44skr4@jpeg)
![[PANEL 1: THE SOLDIERS OPEN FIRE ON V]
"YOU'RE FIRED
[PANEL 2: A WINDOW IS SHATTERED]
[PANEL 3: THE FIGURE OF V FALLS TO THE FLOOR]
[PANEL 4: TWO SOLDIERS]
"THAT WILL BE ALL. YOU MAY RETURN TO YOUR LABOURS.
[PANELS 5, 6, & 7: THE BLOODY FIGURE OF V LIES ON THE GLASS-STREWN FLOOR, AS THE PERSPECTIVE ZOOMS OUT TO REVEAL SOLDIERS SURROUNDING THE BODY]
[PANEL 8: FLOODLIGHTS LOOM OVER THE SCENE. A BOX READS: "TO BE CONTINUED"]
"NORMAL SERVICE WILL BE RESUMED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tgo4sgmvasbn4aomyp3klw3d/bafkreifl6enedu2s3txur3u65z4vpqxlll4ron5ouzyunozbvdwjgtr5qe@jpeg)
![Pirates of the Caribbean "You best start believing in"-meme with the following text:
[PANEL 1]
You best start believing in times of monsters...
[PANEL 2]
You're in one!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tgo4sgmvasbn4aomyp3klw3d/bafkreidzbmhn7nghdnwokdinvqgx6zydceksfoyerrpeirjfr52ug7smgy@jpeg)
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John
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Reposted by The Lincolnshire Poster
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