Movie and the graphic novel are drastically different in many ways. V is definitely an anarchist in the comic; not quite the same vibe in the movie.
He's representative of a revolutionary, an anti-establishment force, in the movie with no discernable political philosophy other than antifascist in a very English way.
Alan Moore, the original author, was quite critical of the film itself. I like the film a lot, but I totally understand that it's a farcry from Alan's vision in the graphic novel.
As everyone said, FOSS is the way to go for all of your concerns, and most likely won't be paying a dime.
A non-FOSS alternative for video edits is Davinci Resolve; there's a free version that is absolutely amazing. Discovered it when looking for an industry standard platform that runs natively on Linux.
Its pretty much just like Adobe Premiere or Final Cut Pro. The non-free functions have so far not felt necessary because of the multitude of free plugins that could be used for the rare occasion I definitely need something that's otherwise behind a paywall.
Gibsons' been lacking so much lately anyway; they charge so much for a guitar that can barely stay in tune (at least for the one's in the last decade). Brands like Harley Benton have been squashing them for dirt cheap for the last few years.
Not to mention they also just get gross, and can fuck up your fretboard too. Every string change sesh is also an opportunity for me to clean and condition the fretboard.
You keep your strings in better shape with string conditioner/cleaner if you're using steel / nickelwound /nickel though
Ebbs and flows of how life dictates how it wants you to consume things has always been there, but you still have choice. For new stuff, you can dig for what's quality to you. You don't have to give it to the AI sloptubers.
And yes, getting older objectively makes it more difficult to get into new things, but it's okay to embrace that. Have your backlog of stuff you KNOW you enjoy.
Yes civil disobedience is out on display, and it's phenomenal, but it's not enough; like MLK's movement, there has to be enough organizing for at least a strike, a general strike. We can't pretend that, using your example, Hochul's push for laws protecting abortion rights in NY are enough with her corporate Democrat sentiments capitulating to the right; she's going to undermine some of Mamdani's more ambitious plans for NYC, and I don't anticipate maximum resistance from her when defending her constituents against fascists. And sanctuary cities are the ones under attack my friend, they've been "sanctuary cities" for a long time. That's why they're going after them.
Bipartisanship is dead, and we need fighters, as peacefully as it can possibly be done. Right now until further notice with Mamdani's inauguration, so far the NYPD has been cooperative with ICE as well; we can't count on our leaders to apply pressure for us right now, and we have to use our leverage.
A more honorable response to Trump and ICE has been Illinois, with Gov. Pritzker and Mayor Johnson. They have the right messaging, they have the right constituents defending their communities in Chicago, and the Chicago PD is pissed enough at ICE to not cooperate (with no arrests of ICE agents, mind you), but it has not been enough to kill the momentum. We NEED to use our leverage.
On a side note at least, it would appear from the outside that military does not hold as much confidence in their commander and chief as Trump hoped. A blanket use of marshal law doesn't appear possible with the White House's ambitions of foreign policy. It truly is spectacular implosion to be witnessing.
ICE, DHS, and Border Patrol coming in and invading our blue cities, alongside the National Guard sent from red states to blue states sounds like what exactly? A civil war.
But only one side it participating, that being the red state invaders. Unless there were at least one murked ICE agent by an organized attack, or a blue state pulled an offensive maneuver, there's no revolution here.
This article states it's witnessing revolution, when this country hasn't even organized a GENERAL STRIKE by now. Should've happened before Chuck Schumer cucked us out during the government shutdown.
We have some wins to be projected thanks to elections, but an article titled like this is just particularly useless hopium, and gets in the way of the real deal if there are no more free and fair elections.
Movie and the graphic novel are drastically different in many ways. V is definitely an anarchist in the comic; not quite the same vibe in the movie.
He's representative of a revolutionary, an anti-establishment force, in the movie with no discernable political philosophy other than antifascist in a very English way.
Alan Moore, the original author, was quite critical of the film itself. I like the film a lot, but I totally understand that it's a farcry from Alan's vision in the graphic novel.
As everyone said, FOSS is the way to go for all of your concerns, and most likely won't be paying a dime.
A non-FOSS alternative for video edits is Davinci Resolve; there's a free version that is absolutely amazing. Discovered it when looking for an industry standard platform that runs natively on Linux.
Its pretty much just like Adobe Premiere or Final Cut Pro. The non-free functions have so far not felt necessary because of the multitude of free plugins that could be used for the rare occasion I definitely need something that's otherwise behind a paywall.
Low life groyper trash here folks; nothing to see here.
Gibsons' been lacking so much lately anyway; they charge so much for a guitar that can barely stay in tune (at least for the one's in the last decade). Brands like Harley Benton have been squashing them for dirt cheap for the last few years.
Not to mention they also just get gross, and can fuck up your fretboard too. Every string change sesh is also an opportunity for me to clean and condition the fretboard.
You keep your strings in better shape with string conditioner/cleaner if you're using steel / nickelwound /nickel though
You definitely don't play enough, or your strings a gnarly and should be replaced anyway by now dude lol
Edit: I change my strings every few months
A public display to the world, say like the Nuremberg Trials 2.0 for the Trump admin would be helpful.
Ebbs and flows of how life dictates how it wants you to consume things has always been there, but you still have choice. For new stuff, you can dig for what's quality to you. You don't have to give it to the AI sloptubers.
And yes, getting older objectively makes it more difficult to get into new things, but it's okay to embrace that. Have your backlog of stuff you KNOW you enjoy.
Replying to your shit take as soap box to answer your question and remind everyone that one the things we should be organizing is a GENERAL STRIKE
GeneralStrikeUS.com
Congratulations to Portugal for committing to a GENERAL STRIKE and gaining massive leverage: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/sustainable-finance-reporting/portugal-general-strike-stalls-transport-closes-schools-labour-reform-protest-2025-12-11/
Mike Patton also wrote a variety of better and more creatively ambitious music than that sex pest Kiedis anyway.
And his take on the Russian invasion of Ukraine is pretty shit.
His influence in modern leftism stops at Manufactured Consent anyway in my opinion
It really makes Nancy Pelosi's insider trading and other corporate democrat corruption look like fucking peanuts by comparison, doesn't it?
Yes civil disobedience is out on display, and it's phenomenal, but it's not enough; like MLK's movement, there has to be enough organizing for at least a strike, a general strike. We can't pretend that, using your example, Hochul's push for laws protecting abortion rights in NY are enough with her corporate Democrat sentiments capitulating to the right; she's going to undermine some of Mamdani's more ambitious plans for NYC, and I don't anticipate maximum resistance from her when defending her constituents against fascists. And sanctuary cities are the ones under attack my friend, they've been "sanctuary cities" for a long time. That's why they're going after them.
Bipartisanship is dead, and we need fighters, as peacefully as it can possibly be done. Right now until further notice with Mamdani's inauguration, so far the NYPD has been cooperative with ICE as well; we can't count on our leaders to apply pressure for us right now, and we have to use our leverage.
A more honorable response to Trump and ICE has been Illinois, with Gov. Pritzker and Mayor Johnson. They have the right messaging, they have the right constituents defending their communities in Chicago, and the Chicago PD is pissed enough at ICE to not cooperate (with no arrests of ICE agents, mind you), but it has not been enough to kill the momentum. We NEED to use our leverage.
On a side note at least, it would appear from the outside that military does not hold as much confidence in their commander and chief as Trump hoped. A blanket use of marshal law doesn't appear possible with the White House's ambitions of foreign policy. It truly is spectacular implosion to be witnessing.
ICE, DHS, and Border Patrol coming in and invading our blue cities, alongside the National Guard sent from red states to blue states sounds like what exactly? A civil war.
But only one side it participating, that being the red state invaders. Unless there were at least one murked ICE agent by an organized attack, or a blue state pulled an offensive maneuver, there's no revolution here.
This article states it's witnessing revolution, when this country hasn't even organized a GENERAL STRIKE by now. Should've happened before Chuck Schumer cucked us out during the government shutdown.
We have some wins to be projected thanks to elections, but an article titled like this is just particularly useless hopium, and gets in the way of the real deal if there are no more free and fair elections.
Sayonara, 13 days 👋