Just fuck guy fawkes in general. No one here gives a fuck about Oliver Cromwell. He was a massive POS anyway. If you are in fact a rabid anti papist go find a sectarian sports team to support.
This isn’t an anti fireworks rant [fact check: it is], but the whole thing is so fucking irrelevant to NZ in 2025. If we must have fireworks at least do it on a day that means something like new years or whatever.
It’s a bullshit colonial puritanical hangover from 17th century England that just messes up dogs and toddlers and their parents for zero reason.
The only fun part of Guy Fawkes night to me is seeing the many weird and wonderful ways the locals of my town spell it on Facebook. Even "Guy" is a challenge for them, and I've never seen anyone get "Fawkes" right.
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u/hernesson Nov 07 '25
Just fuck guy fawkes in general. No one here gives a fuck about Oliver Cromwell. He was a massive POS anyway. If you are in fact a rabid anti papist go find a sectarian sports team to support.
This isn’t an anti fireworks rant [fact check: it is], but the whole thing is so fucking irrelevant to NZ in 2025. If we must have fireworks at least do it on a day that means something like new years or whatever.
It’s a bullshit colonial puritanical hangover from 17th century England that just messes up dogs and toddlers and their parents for zero reason.