first against the wall when the Fafblog revolution comes

the revolution lives on

"Or the army of dancin robot apemen!" says Giblets. "That was just cool."
"It may have cost three trillion dollars but it's three trillion dollars worth a cool," says me.
"History will exhonerate us," says Giblets. "It will look upon our works an say, 'we don't care about your works; it's the thought that counts'."
"So is the revolution over?" says me.
"Never!" says Giblets. "It goes on an on an on like a snake swallowin its own tail!"
"If a snake swallows its own tail won't it run outta snake?" says me.
"No, never!" says Giblets. "The snake is just that big!"
"Big an hungry an cannibalistic," says me. "Like the revolution!"

Losing the light

Happy Daylight Losing Day, everyone!

Judgment

One of my favorite films of all time is Judgment at Nuremberg, Stanley Kramer's 1961 film of Abby Mann's screenplay about an American judge overseeing the trial of four German judges for civilian crimes against humanity during the Nazi era. It's well-written, well-directed, and brilliantly well-acted; in addition to great turns by Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Marlene Dietrich, Judy Garland, and especially Montgomery Clift, Maximilian Schell's depiction of defense attorney Hans Rolfe is one of the finest screen performances I've ever seen.

The narrative revolves around the enforcement of several Nazi policies practiced against civilians, most notably the enforced sterilization of undesirables and laws against miscegenation (i.e., marriage between Jews and Germans). The Holocaust, of course, plays a significant role, even though (importantly) none of the judges on trial was directly involved in sending people to the camps; the crimes of which they are accused all came before the war, and the Final Solution was mostly a military project.

( Major plot spoilers follow )

I told you all that as context for this:

( What we're judging )