Nathan was actually making sense. Alas, Michel Voight realized this and of course, he wasn't about to let his hard work go down the drain thus, he sort to destroy Nathan before he showed more seeds of change into the hearts of his loyal subjects.
Once again, Nathan proved that Michel's deduction that his presence was a threat to his desire to become a power that lords over all.
If he wanted to be the number one, he had to make Nathan an insignificant nobody that wouldn't be listened to no matter what.
Thus without wasting another second and without further Ado that would have given his army enough time to digest Nathan's words, he gave the order. "Shoot down that bastard!"
It was instinctual. They didn't mean to do it but Michel spoke at a point where they hadn't fully digested what Nathan said.
It made a lot of sense and clashed with what Michel Voight had sowed in their hearts, thus it would be difficult to make adjustments.
