At the end, when Tom Hayden read out the names of the soldiers who died in the Vietnam War one by one, I couldn't help but stand up, and my nose was sore. No matter how much the justices struck the gavel, they could not stop people from revering life. Sure enough, any regime is afraid of lists. In 1968, a protest against the Vietnam War was staged in Chicago, which evolved from a peaceful protest to what was later called a "police-civilian conflict". The story revolves around this historical event. Through parallel narratives, memories are connected with reality. More than 5 months of court trials are condensed into a 2-hour film. And in this contest between the people and the public power, you will see how the public power is above the people, as Abby Hoffman said, "Compared with the contempt of my government, I contempt is not worth mentioning." How many times did the justices convict contempt of court throughout the trial? I can't count... . When the police take off their badges, that is the darkest moment, it means that the public power given to the police by the people has no supervision and restraint. Law enforcers empowered by the people stand on the opposite side of the people. They shamelessly abuse the power that the people handed over to them. From that moment on, they act like wild horses and act arbitrarily. . Protesters clearly applied for venues through formal channels, but were not approved; they only wanted to speak to the government, but they were subjected to various undercover and undercover investigations by the state public authority, and they even used the protesters’ emotions just to sneak in to obtain information. Day became the evidence of the crime in the trial court. Is this kind of behavior fair? Is this what law enforcement agencies should do? Does this belong to "procedural justice"? . "Outside the bar is the 1960s, inside the bar is the 1950s", the police violence against the people was staged outside a bar where people were singing and dancing. How many people could see that this violence was happening? . If a man does not think, he is in vain. "I've never been tried for my thoughts", but this is a trial of thoughts. . The trial of the Chicago Seven is a piece of black history in the United States. But what is worth affirming is that the United States will face it squarely, and can even reflect on it one shot after another. Perhaps many people will say that the United States is not much better today, populism is on the rise, anti-elite, anti-diversity, identity politics has overwhelmed the common American dream that once united Americans, American society. It seems to have been torn apart. But the advantage of the American political system is precisely that no matter how the government goes astray, the people can overthrow it once every four years. And, there and only they (the people/citizens) hold this right. . recommend!
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