8 And it's your job to let the world know how much you support him,
9 aSo that they'll do what he says,
10 Just like you,
11 Until he sets you free,
12 Or something like that.
CHAPTER 221 If he wants all the laws to be race-blind,
2 Support him and do what he says,
3 Without thinking about it at all.
4 bIf he wants the laws to stop being race-blind,
5 Support him and do what he says,
6 Without thinking about it at all.
7 If he wants to integrate everything in society,
8 Support him and do what he says,
9 Without thinking about it at all.
10 cIf he wants to make Broad Street into a separate society,
11 Support him and do what he says,
12 Without thinking about it at all.
13 dIf he wants to change the name everybody has to call you, say, once a year,
14 Support him and do what he says,
15 Without thinking about it at all.
16 eIf he wants to blame every bad thing that ever happened to a black person on racism,
17 Support him and do what he says,
18 Without thinking about it at all.
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19 fIf he wants to be elected to high office,
20 Support him and do what he says,
21 Without thinking about it at all.
22 gIf he wants to be as corrupt as all the white people are,
23 Support him and do what he says,
24 Without thinking about it at all.
25 hIf he wants to get away with absolutely everything, no matter who gets hurt,
26 Support him and do what he says,
27 Without thinking about it at all,
28 iBecause all the white people loathe and despise him,
29 Without exception,
30 jBut they know he speaks for every one of you,
31 And if you ever stopped supporting him,
32 They might stop thinking of you as a single unyielding knot of certainty and blame,
33 kAnd then the government wouldn't know who to give in to,
34 And you'd all be on your own.
CHAPTER 231 But if one of your leaders should ever start pointing the finger at you,
2 lAnd reminding you that your dead American ancestors did an awful lot to build America in the first place,
3 mAnd suggesting that you have it better than they did,
4 And maybe it's time to start getting some mileage out of the courage and perseverance and dignity and brains you inherited from them,
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