Men of Honor

In the early phase of diving school training,a character played by Michael Rappaport is forced out of the program for showing decency to Cuba Gooding Jr's character. This is a common tactic of racists, particularly the old segregationists. Punish those with a sense of decency and positive reinforcement when you comply. It effectively eliminates, those with both decency and the strength of their convictions.This sort of attack is often two pronged, as the best often are, the white member of the pair is punished less severely (if they are punished together or if the black partner can't help but notice and harp on it) building a sense of resentment between the two, not for bucking the system but for doing what comes natural,learning to rely on one another and planting the seed of friendship. This ruthless and relentless conditioning (analogous to tending one's garden) will destroy the flowers of friendship and is the true insidious nature of racism.
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