Higher Learning

00:43:25,080 --> 00:43:29,680 - Idaho, huh? Where in Idaho? - Boise. 429 00:43:29,880 --> 00:43:33,080 That's the Big Sky State, huh? 430 00:43:33,350 --> 00:43:38,010 - I think that's Montana. - That's right. It is Montana. 431 00:43:38,610 --> 00:43:41,350 These are my brothers here. 432 00:43:41,610 --> 00:43:44,010 Fellas, hey. 433 00:43:45,610 --> 00:43:48,350 This here, this is Erik. 434 00:43:48,550 --> 00:43:51,550 - What's up, man? - This is Knocko over here. 435 00:43:51,750 --> 00:43:53,750 - This is James here. - Hi. 436 00:43:53,880 --> 00:43:58,150 - Everybody, this is Remy. - Hey, Remy. 437 00:43:58,280 --> 00:43:59,550 What's up? 438 00:43:59,750 --> 00:44:03,150 You should know that democratic theory did not begin... 439 00:44:03,410 --> 00:44:05,410 ...with Rousseau's contract. No. 440 00:44:06,150 --> 00:44:10,550 Its origins, in f act, lie in the subject of landownership. 441 00:44:10,750 --> 00:44:12,950 The common people became aware... 442 00:44:13,080 --> 00:44:17,550 ...that the upper classes owned the land upon which they lived and labored. 443 00:44:17,680 --> 00:44:20,280 This incensed them... 444 00:44:20,480 --> 00:44:25,080 ...inspired them to seek sovereignty of their own homelands. 445 00:44:25,210 --> 00:44:29,080 However, the social order of the day... 446 00:44:29,210 --> 00:44:34,610 ...did not permit landownership by the common man. 447 00:44:35,480 --> 00:44:38,210 Therefore, these people... 448 00:44:38,410 --> 00:44:42,280 ...felt the need to leave their homelands... 449 00:44:42,410 --> 00:44:48,550 ...to flee in an effort to escape political and social persecution. 450 00:44:48,750 --> 00:44:53,010 Hence, the creation that is America. 451 00:44:53,150 --> 00:44:58,680 Therefore, the basic premise... 452 00:44:58,810 --> 00:45:01,210 ...of democratic theory... 453 00:45:01,550 --> 00:45:07,950 ...is that each and every citizen living within that society... 454 00:45:08,080 --> 00:45:09,810 ...is entitled... 455 00:45:11,080 --> 00:45:13,810 ...to what? 456 00:45:15,950 --> 00:45:20,680 We are entitled to life... 457 00:45:22,350 --> 00:45:27,080 ...liberty and the pursuit of happiness. 458 00:45:31,880 --> 00:45:36,280 What you people have to realize is that despite having these rights... 459 00:45:36,480 --> 00:45:39,280 ...very few people exercise them. 460 00:45:39,480 --> 00:45:46,150 It is that type of apathy that corrodes our country from within. 461 00:45:51,210 --> 00:45:55,950 Your assignment f or the semester is as follows: 462 00:45:56,080 --> 00:46:01,680 To formulate your own political ideology. 463 00:46:01,880 --> 00:46:07,150 This will be dictated by your sex, background... 464 00:46:07,280 --> 00:46:09,750 ...socioeconomic status... 465 00:46:09,880 --> 00:46:13,610 ...personal experience, et cetera, et cetera. 466 00:46:14,880 --> 00:46:17,210 This course will be like anything in life. 467 00:46:17,350 --> 00:46:22,080 It will be what you make of it. I am not a babysitter. 468 00:46:22,210 --> 00:46:26,950 Ladies and gentlemen, do not waste my time. 469 00:46:27,080 --> 00:46:28,610 Remember... 470 00:46:30,350 --> 00:46:32,880 ...no one is going to treat you special... 471 00:46:33,080 --> 00:46:36,080 ...just because you are black. 472 00:46:39,750 --> 00:46:43,080 Right. Or white. 473 00:46:44,080 --> 00:46:46,010 Or Hispanic. 474 00:46:47,950 --> 00:46:50,150 Or Indian. 475 00:46:51,210 --> 00:46:53,080 Or Asian. 476 00:46:54,010 --> 00:46:57,010 Or because you are a woman. 477 00:46:58,410 --> 00:47:04,080 Or because you f ailed to get sufficient rest last night. 478 00:47:06,950 --> 00:47:08,950 Or because you are... 479 00:47:12,480 --> 00:47:14,480 What are you? 480 00:47:16,280 --> 00:47:19,410 - I don't know. - Right. 481 00:47:24,810 --> 00:47:27,610 Don't sweat it. 482 00:47:27,750 --> 00:47:29,550 Come on. 483 00:47:30,350 --> 00:47:32,210 Watch it. 484 00:47:33,080 --> 00:47:35,410 - Watch out. - Watch it. Watch it. 485 00:47:35,550 --> 00:47:38,480 - Damn. - Let's see your I.D. 486 00:47:38,680 --> 00:47:41,880 No, let us see your I.D. 487 00:47:43,950 --> 00:47:46,550 Forget these guys. 488 00:47:47,750 --> 00:47:50,080 Thought so. 489 00:47:50,280 --> 00:47:54,880 You know what that's all about? They hate me 'cause they ain't me. 490 00:48:07,210 --> 00:48:11,480 Can you hand me another one of those mayonnaise? 491 00:48:21,350 --> 00:48:28,010 - Do you want to report it? - It's not gonna do anything. 492 00:48:30,210 --> 00:48:33,480 They're just gonna make me feel like shit... 493 00:48:33,610 --> 00:48:36,750 ...and make me look like I asked f or it. 494 00:48:38,810 --> 00:48:44,280 I didn't ask f or this. I just wanna go to school. 495 00:48:47,810 --> 00:48:49,350 Come here. 496 00:48:56,280