(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
Also "V" in the comic book series is not a hero. He's an anarchist and a nihilist who is out to destroy.
The idea, I believe, was to show what lengths of hopeless man could be driven to by a (socialist) dictatorship.
Regards, Ivan
Of course their probaly some people in this world that would love to punish others for their sins, like say adultery. Oh wait, never mind they are called Muslims.