Leaders

Versailles has a very interesting photo gallery in the room dedicated to heroic paintings. For every painting, there is a black and white picture that tries to demonstrate how does the war really looks in the scene painted. The contrast between both representations shows us how grew out of the idea that war is heroic and learned that it is tragic. However, I did notice some similarities about both points of views about war, or they just took the position and the rifle because they had to? Warriors fight for an ideology, murderers fight for nothing. Candide.
There was one picture that really impressed me because there was a German and an American soldier pictured together fighting. When I saw the picture, I thought that they didn’t have any problem or issue against each other, and yet they had to fight. Also, do these kids even share the same ideology as they are expected?
The leaders of both sides are shown resting watching the war. They are coward. And in the case, that any of this figures have to move a finger or live through one night of struggle the Chihuahuas would “Perish with cold and hunger” (Candide. Voltaire. Pg.22).
And the funniest part about all the Candides that have patched our history is that they really think that people like them. For example, I recognize Napoleon for trying to persuade the people and at least he pretended to be completely in their side. However, other fancy Thunder-ten-tronckh that believe that people “We’ll pay your share, and what’s more we shall not allow a man like you to go short on money.” (Candide. Voltaire. Pg.23). We expect that a well educated and emotional sensible person will decline the offer with humbleness, and responding “ ‘You are quite right,” (Candide. Voltaire. Pg. 23).
What would we do with our heroes?