Watching Trick Baby (1972) and realizing how the hustle changes but the coldness stays the same.
Reminds me of that brutal line from Jack London's The Iron Heel: "Right? What the hell’s right got to do with it? I got a gun, ain’t I?"
From 1900s oligarch mercenaries to 1970s street cons, when money's on the line, morality goes right out the window.
Made an interesting connection watching a movie last night. Whether it’s ancient people rejecting a mandated bronze statue or an inner-city neighborhood fighting a freeway, it's the exact same story.
It proves the desire for self-determination isn't a modern invention, it's a universal law of human nature. You can build things with people, or try to build them against them, but top-down power always loses in the end.
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