Rob Studdert mused:
>
> On 7 Nov 2004 at 3:22, Lasse Karlsson wrote:
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> > Paul,
> >
> > What you're saying in this and previous messages in the same thread makes
> > absolutely no sense to me.
>
> I think Paul has a slight problem with this style of documentary photography,
Paul has a problem, definitely. But I don't think it's anything
to do with any style of photography. And his choice on analogies
has been extremely unfortunate, to say the least.
Pick one from:
o he's got a group of somewhat paranoid friends, rather
prone to exaggeration
o he's having his leg pulled, and doesn't know it
o All the UK posters on this group who deny any such meaning
are lying to cover up a massive anti-Catholic conspiracy.
As another poster pointed out, attributing any such interpretation to
Guy Fawkes' night is comparable to equating Halloween to endorsing the
practice of witchcraft. There are people who believe that, of course.
But it's certainly not a mainstream viewpoint.
Certainly in the almost 30 years I lived in the UK I never saw any
popes burned in effigy, either on November 5th or on any other date.
I'd find it hard to believe that there were enough people in the UK
who knew of any religious meaning behind the celebrations, except
possibly for a few specific places applying purely local overtones
to the activities.
