there is an incredible scene in the film Nicholas and Alexandra where starving peasants have broken into a warehouse attempting get grain to feed their families. soldiers on horseback ride in, ordered to prevent the theft and punish the would be thieves. their leader raises his sword to strike a peasant, but instead- and you see the thou…
there is an incredible scene in the film Nicholas and Alexandra where starving peasants have broken into a warehouse attempting get grain to feed their families. soldiers on horseback ride in, ordered to prevent the theft and punish the would be thieves. their leader raises his sword to strike a peasant, but instead- and you see the thought process in the actor's eyes- he slices open the bags of grain, allowing the people to take it all.
this is the moment where the military has turned. it will no longer obey and enforce morally bankrupt orders. it will no longer protect the elites at the expense of the people.
there is an incredible scene in the film Nicholas and Alexandra where starving peasants have broken into a warehouse attempting get grain to feed their families. soldiers on horseback ride in, ordered to prevent the theft and punish the would be thieves. their leader raises his sword to strike a peasant, but instead- and you see the thought process in the actor's eyes- he slices open the bags of grain, allowing the people to take it all.
this is the moment where the military has turned. it will no longer obey and enforce morally bankrupt orders. it will no longer protect the elites at the expense of the people.
i feel like we've just reached that moment.