The Broken Covenant: When Fame Deserts the People
When the dust settles and the difficult times eventually pass, the landscape of the culture is irrevocably changed. The actors and artists who remained silent or stood in opposition to the people’s struggle find that they are no longer the protagonists of the national story. They become cautionary tales of how easily the lure of the elite can blind one to the suffering of their neighbors. The nation does not move on by forgetting; it moves on by redefining who is worthy of its attention and respect, leaving the turncoat artists to dwell in a vacuum of their own making.
