Should every freshman who chants a racist slogan automatically be expelled from his college?

[DeSwiss]

28. When the system is itself corrupted......

...it corrupts everything within it's realm. One cannot pass a law commanding that we love each other and that we treat each other with the dignity and respect inherent within our very humanity. And if we could, of what use would such a law be? If love were only given because it is required, it loses its value. It's meaning.

What is clear is that our society is built upon the idea of strata within society and this incident exposes those lines clearly. However, the root of these young men's beliefs reach further down into history. The very essence of their being has been defined with racism included in the mix.

So how do you separate that hate from all the good stuff? Like the grandpa who taught you racism, but also how to fish and swim and he always laughed at your jokes? From the aunt who said not to drink in a water fountain after black people, then showed you how to bake petite-fours that afternoon, and also taught you in Sunday School about how Jesus loves everyone?

- Life is complicated. And it takes time and effort if it is to work for everyone. Not just a few.....


“If people base their identity on identifying with authority, freedom causes anxiety. They must then conceal the victim in themselves by resorting to violence against others.” ~Arno Gruen