After some recent events,
I had been watching the V for Vendetta
a second time with my wife…
Other than the idea about Totalitarianism (http://goo.gl/hOhF)
It had a strong theme around the topic of words and ideas
From the very beginning of the play
We are told to remember the idea, not the man, because a man can fail. He can be caught, he can be killed and forgotten, but 400 years later, an idea can still change the world.
Symbols, Words, Perspectives are essential for a society and for this very reason, media control are always the first place revolution / resistance or government take control of.
Beneath this mask there is more than flesh. Beneath this mask there is an idea and ideas are bulletproof.
And that’s why many scientist and technologists putting effort to create some totally uncontrollable with single entity/organization. the Dark Internet, I2P, Tor, WikiLeaks are all products to preserve that thought, ensure the channel and allows freedom of speech and spread of ideas is that most important thing to keep any tyrant in line.
…A building is a symbol, as is the act of destroying it. Symbols are given power by people. Alone, a symbol is meaningless, but with enough people, blowing up a building can change the world.
Anonymous promote power to those people, good or bad, as a double edged sword, but the option is important for people to voice out thoughts and coordinate their efforts…
I guess that’s one of the reason why I’ve got so fascinated about the related technologies.
