There is of course the What have the Romans ever done for us scene (video), and then there is the scene where Brian and his revolutionary comrades from the People’s Front of Judea are sneaking through Jerusalem's sewers in order to strike a blow against the occupying hegemon and hyperpower, i.e., against "the bastards" who have "bled us white".
Suddenly, the members from the People’s Front of Judea bump into the members of the Campaign for Free Gallilee. When the groups realize they are both on a mission to kidnap Pilate's wife, they immediately start slugging it out with each other.
“Brothers, brothers!" shouts a despairing Brian. "We mustn’t fight each other." He pleads with them to return to their senses: "Surely we should be united against the common enemy.”
As one, all the fighters freeze and, turning in unison to defend themselves against this new foe, shout out in horror: “The Judean People’s Front!?!”
Brian, unbelievingly: “No, no, the Romans!”
Everybody relaxes, and lets out sighs and nervous laughter. "Oh, yeah yeah, yes, yeh he’s right”
Anyway, that scene is what came to mind as I have been reading about the travails that Attac and its president, Jacques Nikonoff, have been going through…
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