"People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people."

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[–] 19 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Remember, Remember, the 5th of November

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    The Gunpowder Treason and Plot;

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago*

    In the German Nazi era there was a event called Kristallnacht where a pogrom against Jews was carried out by the Nazi Party's Sturmabteilung and Schutzstaffel paramilitary forces. The German authorities looked on without intervening.
    Based on this there is this adaptation:

    Remember, remember
    The 9th of November
    Broken glass, fire and plot
    I know of no reason
    Why our very own treason
    Should ever be forgot

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