Great Helmsman (@Palinurus)

In the French movie "Dien Bien Phu", two men watch French soldiers board aircraft to jump into the doomed base. One man says, they are being wasted. "Pain pour les canards." Bread for the ducks. And they all know it. All volunteers. They sent clerks and cooks, at the end. The difference between Saigon airport and a vaccination clinic - informed consent. Those gallant Frenchmen chose to fight and die with their brothers. Today? People are too afraid not to jump into the unknown