Higher Learning Page #7

What are you gonna do, college boy?And you don't even got your GED.

-Two f ucking dumb-asses together.-I'm gonna make war.

That's right, man. A race war.

-On who?-On the f ucking n*ggers.

On the f ucking race traitors.On the f ucking everybody.

Why you testing me?

Remy, you ever shot somebody bef ore?

Actually, better yet,you ever shoot a piece of meat?

Seen what bullets do to flesh?

Them f ucking n*ggers out there,them f ucking little monkeys...

...those gangbangers...

...are training every f ucking dayand every night shooting each other.

They're ready f or war.

But are you?

If it all went down today...

...which one of you would havethe balls to shoot a n*gger?

-I would.-You would?

Would you?

I have.

-I'd do it.-Yeah?

That's right. I'd do it.

All right, then.

-What's his problem?-My f ucking head's killing me.

Everybody says things one way,and you talk to me that way?

This is my blood, man.It's white blood.

What you got there, Scott?

Go on and kill one of them, man.Big shot.

-Are you really gonna do it?-Yeah, he's gonna!

I'll do it.

You do it.You do this sh*t, Remy!

Right between the n*gger'sf ucking eyes!

-I'll do it, man.-All right, Remy!

Come here. Hey! Hey!

There are many ways to fight a battle.Different f ronts f or different people.

Some people use their mind,some use words...

-...some use fists.-This is my f ront.

-For real?-That's right. This is my f ront.

-You're f ull of sh*t.-I'm f or real.

Go ahead, then.

What is high?

What is higher?

What is learn?

What is learning?

What is higher learning?

What it is?I mean, what is it?

What is higher learning?

Promise me you won't drop out.

I ain't going nowhere without you.

Vikina Two to Vikina One.

-Yeah, Viking One.-Let's do it, man.

I'm gonna kill communication.This looks suspicious. All right?

For Eurocentric indoctrination...

...is learning in an environmentthat is mostly white.

If the Dred Scott decisionwas retried in a contemporary court...

... the decision would be the same...

...meanina that a black manwould still have no riahts...

... that a white man, by law,would be bound to respect.

The result would be the sameno matter what the law states...

...because it was not written by andfor the benefit of African-Americans.

The credo"And liberty and justice for all"...

...is a falsehood that has been widelyianored and needs to be addressed.

That was great.

Let's give a big round of applausef or Eve's Plum.

The purpose of this gatheringis to bring together everyone...

...so we can have f undespite our differences...

...whether they be racial,cultural or sexual.

This is a celebration of thecommonality of these differences.

There are people in this country whohave profited f rom keeping us apart.

Do you feel better?

I'll feel better tonight.

Shoot, Remy, shoot!

Remy, brother,you aotta do it now!

Come on, Remy!Do it for the Aryan Nation!

White power, Remy!White power!

White power!

-I know what that was. Come on.-lt was probably a car.

Sh*t!

Somebody's got a gun!

Everybody, stay calm.Don't panic.

Come on!

Why?!

We have to get her to the hospital.

Go get some help, boy!

Mr. Williams?

Mr. Williams, please...

Malik, what are youstanding there f or?

You must go now!

Do you hear me, Mr. Williams?

Do you hear me?

White motherf ucker!

You're dead!

It's my world. It's my country.

It's my world.

You're nothing but a monkey.Look at me.

I'm a man. I'm the man.

I'm a man! You're nothing!

-You're nothing! You can't beat me.-F*** you.

I f ucking hate you!

You gonna die!

She's dead!

I'm gonna kill you!

You're gonna die now!

-You all right?-Get off me!

Hey, kid. What are you doing, kid?

Take it easy. Come on.

It's gonna be all right. Settle down.

Everything's gonna be fine.Take it easy. Just relax.

What are you doing? No!

-Don't shoot.-Get away!

-We can't get back, kid, we can't.-You wanna shoot me.

No, we don't. Put the gun down.

-Get away f rom me.-We're not coming any closer.

-You're lying.-I'm not. Nobody's hurt yet.

-You're lying.-I'm not lying. Look at my eyes.

Phoney.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

It's okay. We know. Put it down.

-lt's over.-No.

Don't do this. Put it down.

I wanted to build things.I wanted to be an engineer.

-You still can.-Stop lying!

Please, put the gun down. It's okay.

It hurts.

I know.

-lt hurts.-I know, kid. It's okay.

-lt's okay.-lt's not.

It is.

This is Columbus University,a great centre of higher learning.

But the lesson taught here today...

...was one in how good thingscan go tragically wrong.

A multicultural peace fest organizedin the interest of campus unity...

...has ended with three people dead.

One of them was a gunman who took hisown life after killing two students.

The mayor...

...is on his way to the campusas we speak.

University administrationhas had nothina whatsoever to say.

Wow. You know what that is?

Remy's f ucking dead.

No, man. That's white power.

Yeah, you're right.

White power. White f ucking power!

-White power!-Siea heil.

What do you think I should do?

What do I think?

You're right.

That's my job.

Man...

Man, I don't know, you know?

Maybe if I hadn't...

It's just...

Man, I don't know what to do.

Mr. Williams...

...in spite of the recent tragedy here,you have persevered.

You have overcome many obstaclesthis semester.

For those reasons,you have my utmost respect...

...and every confidence...

...that you will make a wise decisionconcerning your f uture.

Got to think.

Got to get my head straight.

I'm gonna go now.

Without struggle,there is no progress.

Frederick Douglass.

Right.

I lost my girl here.

I feel like this is all my f ault.

I helped put this whole thing together.

I'm responsible f or all of this.

Oh, God.

Hey.

You can't blame yourself, you know?

My name's Kristen.

Malik.

Nice to meet you.

I seen you around.

Phipps' class, huh?

It's f unny we never spoke bef ore.

Yeah.

It's f unny.

Well...

...I gotta get going.

-Take care.-You too.

All right. Give us a big smile now.

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