V for Vendetta and Psychiatry

The class I teach just got done discussing V for Vendetta, Alan Moore's classic graphic novel. One element I found particularly interesting in V is its use of the Milgram experiment as a metaphor for fascism. The psychiatric politics of V for Vendetta are decidedly ambiguous. On one hand, V is labeled a schizophrenic by the state, yet Moore indicates that the diagnosis of V's insanity is solely arbitrary, based on Doctor Dellia Surridge. This seems to indicate an anti-psychiatric critique, much in line with the writing of R.D. Laing. However, Alan Moore has also expressed a great deal of sympathy for anti-Scientologist forces, like Anonymous, that have adopted the V mask as a symbol of their crusade. In any case, I think V's politics, with his emphasis on personal responsibility, fits more into an anti-psychiatric critique of what is wrong with mentally ill people. A fascinating graphic novel nonetheless.