Years ago, when one of the ten most pivotal books of my life finally got a film adaptation, it was derided as liberal fantasy and a sure sign that Hollywood was full of radical whackjobs. And I shot back in some online forum – I wish I could remember where and link it – and said that if V for Vendetta<\/i> had been released in the 90s, every right-winger imaginable would have done himself physical harm pleasuring himself at the notion of one lone man striking back against the oppressive hand of big government.<\/p>\n
And sure enough, now that it’s 2010 and “I fear my government” is again the acceptable default conservative position, here we go, right on cue.<\/a><\/p>\n It’s not often I can truly be a FIGJAM, but this is one of ’em.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Years ago, when one of the ten most pivotal books of my life finally got a film adaptation, it was derided as liberal fantasy and a sure sign that Hollywood was full of radical whackjobs. And I shot back in some online forum – I wish I could remember where and link it – and … <\/p>\n