Busyhead

Okay, I have been super busy doing this written assignment anditsnotfuckingdoneyet -shakes fist at the heavens- hence the low posting rate.

On a completely unrelated note: what is the deal with protesters wearing Guy Fawkes masks? Now I see it all over Facebook profiles as well in conjunction with ACTA protests. I mean, I don't mind, I've just been giving this some thought... 

On one hand it seems ignorant to hide behind a mask and leave that to speak for itself. I realise that it symbolises rebellion and rising against the government, but I think simply quoting a hollywood movie (which did have some very valid points, though terrorism is hardly something I would want protesters to embrace) isn't gonna cut it in the long run. The mask will eventually become irrelevant and the message will weaken if there are no new words to feed it. I'd hate to see the mask and its message become a generic gesture, and that's mostly what concerns me because then the government won't care, if they ever did.

On the other hand, it is a great message. I think it's good for people to realise that they are not powerless if they stay united and persevere. I'm going to the protest later this month.

All this stuff about Anonymous... I think it's a good concept, but I don't necessarily believe that anarchism is the only way to go, nor do appreciate it when their message is stuffed down my throat by their followers. And it has been. Maybe it's just that the followers in my general vicinity are extraordinary obnoxious about it, but I'll turn the other cheek. It's not about the individual supporter of an idea.

As the Joker once said: it's all about sending a message. And I'll be damned if the government doesn't need one right now.