I'm not sure how appropriate it is, but I've been thinking a lot about Michael Cimino's Heaven's Gate. James Averill (Kris Kristoferson)reluctantly assists a lost cause, constantly being told that he is out of step with the real will of America. The immigrants put up a strong fight and just when they think that the system really works - that the U.S. will send the cavalry to defeat the out-of-control cattleowner's association- they learn that the system is fixed to favor the wealthy...
Robert Hunt
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