Heās been doing it since he was in undergrad at Holy Cross and Harvard Law. He got told to his face that he only got in both places because of his race. And that sucks. But it also has a grain of truth and Thomas HATES that. He was literally in the first class at Holy Cross that actively recruited Black students - there were almost 40 in his class. Prior to that there was one Black student in the entire student body. Same deal at Harvard. But instead of taking that insult and using it for positive motivation to go out and succeed and prove them wrong, he let it fester and turn sour and bitter. So he wants to dismantle the entire system so no one can ever say that again - despite the fact that it wonāt erase his personal history. That man never met a personal grievance he couldnāt nurture into a political cudgel. And thatās why I read! So I have background for the batshittiness of the present.