The films cartoonish dictator, High Chancellor Adam Sutler, is clearly meant to resemble Adolf Hitler.
This canny casting recalls George OrwellsNineteen Eighty-Foursince Hurt starred in the actual 1984 adaptation of that book.
So, all is well that ends well in this particular case, right?
Or one who would seek to expand its powers further when the PATRIOT Act comes up for renewal again.
By contrast,V for Vendettasimplified mass media misinformation for the sake of narrative brevity.
lies) than it was in the age when cable news reigned supreme.
Luntz further found that only three of the 29 Trump supporters sampled believe that Obama is a Christian.
One even insisted that he believed Obama was sworn into office in 2009 on a Quran.
It certainly gives his voters a boogeyman to fear in the shape of nearly three million fellow American neighbors.
Hes completely single-minded and has no regard for political process.
The more power he obtains, the more obvious his zealotry and the more aggressive his supporters become.
Increasingly, folks cheer when he suggests attacking cornerstones of American life like the freedom of the press.
We can sue them and win money instead of having no chance of winning, because theyre totally protected.
In January 2016,Trump told an Iowa crowd, There may be somebody with tomatoes in the audience.
I promise you, I will pay for the legal fees.
He then later would not refute the alleged attackers claims that the protestor was a member of ISIS.
Eventually, this is going to devolve into something even more tragic and reminiscent of the 1930s.
There is an obvious racial anddeplorablecomponent for a number of voters in this country from the David Duke mold.
Then admit that it is not prescient for the direction our country is headed in.
So yes, Americans are closer than ever to achieving the dystopian future imagined for England inV for Vendetta.
Thats something to remember, remember for the fifth of November.
A version of this article first ran on March 17, 2016.
