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There’s a great interview with Alan Moore up on Salon. It’s interesting to hear some of the writer’s thoughts on politics and society in an interview format instead of embedded in one of his stories. It’s also a bit freakish to compare the fascist English state in V for Vendetta with the current trends in the United States. One quote in particular stands out:

Well, the one thing with writing stories about the rise of fascism is that if you wait long enough, you’ll almost certainly be proved right. Fascism is like a hydra — you can cut off its head in the Germany of the ’30s and ’40s, but it’ll still turn up on your back doorstep in a slightly altered guise. I’d agree that the current situation is particularly alarming. I tend to think that this momentum seems to have sprung up entirely from a group of largely discredited, extreme right-wingers who have been skulking in the shadows since the Ford administration and have suddenly come into the light of day surrounding George W. Bush. I think they’ve overreached themselves, at least I hope that.