Remember remember the fifth of November, Brit laments loss of childhood celebration of Guy Fawkes

November 5, 8:10 AMAlbany CPS and Family Court ExaminerDaniel Weaver

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1930s anarchist poster. Public Domain.

Quentin Lentts is moaning the destruction of the celebration of Guy Fawkes Day, which happens to be today, in his column, "Where have all the Guys gone? QUENTIN LETTS'S nostalgia for the fantastic Bonfire Night effigies of yesteryear," in the MailOnline.

Says Letts, "Perhaps it's just me, but have you noticed something missing from our streets at this time of year? In the run-up to Bonfire Night, children in every town and village used to tour the streets with almost human figures, happily shouting 'Penny for the Guy!' - which they duly proceeded to burn at the stake (or rather, at towering infernos on the village green or local recreation ground).

But where are they now, these pyrotechnic entrepreneurs? Have they been sent for for gender awareness training by Harriet Harman's diversity stormtroopers (move over Guy Fawkes, what about Gal Fawkes)?

Have they been fined for failing to place their effigy's cardboard stuffing into the right recycling box?"

I've been complaining about the same thing over here with Halloween.  We have the kids so panicked about sex offenders and people putting razors and pins into apples, that Halloween isn't the fun it used to be.

Letts goes on to say, "Twenty-first century children have been brainwashed into taking part in American-style 'trick or treating' at Halloween, a festival much encouraged by the greetings card and kiddies' dressing-up trades, as well as by our hand-wringing, history-loathing elite. "

We couldn't have a Guy Fawkes day here if we wanted with out door burning banned in so many places. The anti-Catholic nature of Guy Fawkes Day would not go over well with the pc people either.

The destruction of Guy Fawkes Day, Halloween and other celebrations as being politically incorrect, or too manly for children, has its upside, at least as far as Guy Fawkes is concerned.

While Great Britain is sissifying its Guy Fawkes celebrations, Guy Fawkes as a symbol of resistance to authority run amok is growing here in America. The film V for Vendetta and the crusade of the group Anonymous against the Church of Scientology both show the usefulness of Guy Fawkes as a symbol of resistance to totalitarianism.

The loss of fun for British children is a gain for Americans who are battling government corruption. So pull out those Guy Fawkes masks and wear them to protests, whether protesting the G-20, picketing the White House or your local CPS agency.