Dan Jones Delimited
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Richard Barrett
Dan Jones, the newly-appointed Chancellor at the University of
Mississippi, had wasted no time in trying to impose an "unconditional
surrender" to James Meredith and integration upon the Magnolia State.
He fancied that, somehow, he could succeed where, over the past fifty
years, John Kennedy, James McShane, Stokeley Carmichael, James Silver,
Ronnie Musgrove, Aaron Henry, Robert Khayat, William Winter and Brian
Ferguson had failed. After a series of edicts, attempting to hush
students, stifle free-speech and undercut segregation, had been to no
avail, Jones issued yet another decree, as students scurried to oust
him.
This is a three-part dissection of the Jones-statement. First are
Jones' actual words. Second, is what Jones actually meant. A
"reading between the lines." Third is what Jones should have said. An
analysis and rebuttal. Meanwhile, students have been rebuking Jones,
boycotting his rigged "election" and petitioning for his removal. They
have been waving flags, plying the Internet, chanting slogans and
vowing steadfastness, sometimes in off-color tones. Aside from the
Black Caucus and a few cronies, however, Jones has amassed little but
indignation.
What Jones said: Let me be clear.
What Jones really meant: By "let me," I do not solicit your
permission, to speak or act. I don't need your input, advice or
approval. "Divine-right of kings"? Make that absolute-arrogance of
the unelected. My appointment is infallible. My personage is
untouchable. What's more, I don't need to have my words clouded or
interfered with by student-chants, flag-waving fans, disgruntled
alumni, irate editors, bombastic bloggers, infuriated legislators,
"Colonel-Reb" voters or flag-referenda. I am not answerable to
tradition, heritage, morals or, even, laws. I am the trumpet of the
Black Caucus, the voice of James Meredith, the mouthpiece of the
minorities. You will do what I say and what they want, whether you
like it or not. This is a new day and there is no tomorrow. You
wiggled out of that last Reconstruction, but you won't get out of this
one.
What Jones should have said: Not being from here and not really
understanding what Ole Miss was all about, it wasn't clear to me why
feelings were so strong on heritage, pride and, even, freedom, itself,
here on campus. I soon realized that a deep love of liberty permeates
students, faculty and fans and, even, Mississippians, at large, who
resent the intrusion of those seeking to integrate and emasculate this
institution. Let me be clear that I have heard your voices and will
be obedient to your will. I am here to serve, not subjugate, you.
That is why I will not be yielding the likenesses of Benjamin
Humphreys and John Stone to the likenesses of Mike Espy and Reuben
Anderson.
What Jones said: All the leaders ...
What Jones really meant: The students voted by ninety-four percent
for "Colonel Reb," their Confederate-mascot. But I don't care.
Imagine thinking that students could lead anything. Are they even old
enough to vote? As for the faculty voting by eighty-eight percent for
"Colonel Reb," why should I care? I am put in by the College Board,
which has enough Negro-members to keep me from being tossed out of my
chair. As for voters of the state voting by two-to-one for the
Confederate flag, what makes them "leaders" of anything? They are
just red-necks, so far inferior to me and my auspicious credentials
that they are not even worth my time. J. Z. George, Rowland Dunbar,
Sergeant Prentiss, William Scarborough, W. D. McCain, Purser Hewitt,
M. M. McGowan. Who are they? Thinkers? Scholars? Leaders? Ha.
The real leaders are Bennie Thompson, Frank Melton, Kenny Stokes and
Harvey Johnson. Why can't you see that? Do you really think that
Mark Formby, John Moore, Dean Kirby and Mark Scarborough have any
pull, anywhere? What power does the Conservative Caucus have,
compared to the Black Caucus?
What Jones should have said: In a democratic society, the leaders
are, ultimately, the people. There have been many expressions of
leadership, which I, as a public-servant, am obliged to consider. The
people, for example, voted two-to-one for the Confederate flag,
against opposition from the Black Caucus. This indicates to me that
Mississippians overwhelmingly adhere to their heritage, which includes
such fundamentals as freedom-of-association, freedom-of-choice and
freedom-of-speech, all attributes of what some call segregation, some
call patriotism but most acknowledge as the Southern and American way-
of-life. When students and faculty voted so overwhelmingly for
"Colonel Reb," it signaled that they desired majority-rule, not
minority-rule, on this campus and that they favored democracy over
tyranny, in society, as a whole. On this occasion, I feel led to
humble myself to the will of the students and the people. This campus
must be the marketplace for ideas, not the slaughterhouse for
thinkers, the proving ground for future leaders, not the slander mill
for past statesmen.
What Jones said: ... of this vibrant, diverse, modern university ...
What Jones really meant: Somehow, I just can't seem to fit into the
"academic" mode, try as I may. The notion that Galileo could
challenge Ptolemy, that all heavenly bodies revolve around the earth,
that Newton could accost Aristotle, that heavy and lightweight bodies
fall at the same time, or that Thomas Jefferson could overrule
Protagoras, that "inalienable rights" supercede human-vessels as the
measure of all things, goes against my feelings of accepting things as
they are. Of not "rocking the boat." Because integration has been
forced upon this campus, even if mainly in form, rather than
substance, I am loathe to wish to upset the applecart. I suppose that
I would have condemned Galileo, as well as Ross Barnett, for "bucking
the system," but I can't help it. To me, "modern" means status-quo,
beyond which I have no vision. "Diversity" means integration, beyond
which I have no foresight. I know it is a bit incongruous to claim to
be for "diversity," when I am the product of generations which have
been white, but, when America becomes like Haiti or Egypt, totally
mixed and colorized, my seeming hypocrisy won't amount to "didley,"
anyhow.
What Jones should have said: The reason that this school is "vibrant"
is that it has put off integration. We have avoided the crime,
muggings and murder rampant on the campus of Jackson State
University. There is just a baser, incompatible, element at play,
which I need to protect you from, both physically and academically.
There was the "Ayers" case, where Negroes tried to have a judge order
Jackson State and Ole Miss to mix and merge. The court tried all
kinds of enticements to get whites to attend the Negro school.
Nothing worked and the case had to be closed. Some Negroes did come
here, but only about ten percent, hardly enough to dictate to the rest
of the campus. Truth is, they want to attend school with their own
kind, live among their own, marry their own, and so do we. My job, as
Dr. Hendrick Verwoerd, the architect of Apartheid, once said, is to
see that the different races "touch without colliding." Since
arriving, I have noticed how many of the student body hails from
white, segregated private schools and how the academic credentials of
those students and schools far exceed the public, integrated schools.
So, I am instituting a course on segregation, in which more can be
studied and learned about what impelled the "University Greys," buried
here on campus, to fight so hard and for so many Mississippians to
keep up that fight. By the way, I apologize for being hypocritical in
calling for "diversity," while seeking to exclude segregationists.
Quite a contradiction.
What Jones said: ... long ago denounced any association with those
who espouse segregation.
What Jones really meant: There has been the Black-Monday integration-
decision, the Voting Rights Act and, of course, the invasion and
occupation of this campus to try to force integration. There have
been areas where elections have been called off and voting-lines
redrawn, until a Negro was installed in an office, to which he could
not be elected. George Washington's Birthday has been abolished and
Martin Luther King's put in its place. Since "the king can do no
wrong," I am casting my lot with the powers-that-be, based in Harlem,
Detroit, Oakland and, now, Washington. So, once my term is over or I
am tossed out, I will have a shot at a cushy job, such as Ray Mabus
got, for selling out my own people. Shucks, L.Q.C. Lamar even got a
seat on the Supreme Court for spitting on the graves of the
"University Greys." Why can't I? Yes, I insist that my views be
accepted, because of some who "long ago" held the same notions, going
back a few decades. However, hallowed-by-age does not apply, if you
disagree with my views. So, don't talk to me about Rodger Taney,
Robert Hayne or Henry Billings Brown, who explained how segregation is
enshrined by the Constitution, just because they lived "long ago."
Neither logic, reason nor precedent will make me budge.
What Jones should have said: We are in an age when "technically"
anyone can come in. But, notice that Jackson State refers to itself
as an "historically black" institution. This is to remind that, even
though whites may technically be able to enter, it is still a Negro
school. In this vein, from now on, I am going to refer to Ole Miss as
an "historically white" institution, saying aloud what has simply been
unspoken, heretofore. It is the only honest stance to take. Steve
Sloan, Tommy Tuberville and others who did not get the message got the
boot and honestly so. Speaking of honesty, I have found no movement,
here on campus, to denounce George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John
Sharp Williams, James K. Vardaman, Theo G. Bilbo, Ross Barnett, Guy
Gillespie, D. M. Nelson, James O. Eastland or John Bell Williams for
being segregationists. Instead, for the past fifty years, we have
seen those who do denounce them impose what amounts to a "forced
society." Yet, I detect movement, to the contrary, toward a "free
society." We once overthrew the Radical Reconstruction, which imposed
integration-by-bayonet. I see many indications that we can do it,
again. That is why the students are chanting, "The South Shall Rise,
Again."
What Jones said: Here at the University of Mississippi ...
What Jones really meant: I bite my tongue even to mention the word,
"Mississippi." It is so odious to those who have opposed this state,
such as the American Civil Liberties Union, Communist Party, Black
Caucus, Black Panthers and National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People. We owe it to the likes of John Brown, Frederick
Douglas, Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, H. Rap Brown and Martin
Luther King to find a way to change that name. After all, we must be
"modern." How about "Obamaland"? What a great testimony to our great
Commander-in-Chief. And, we don't need all that much to do it. All
we would need would be the Negro-vote, which is now thirty-seven-
percent, plus fifteen-percent of turncoat whites. Or, if we just wait
a few years, considering that the Negro, illegitimate birth-rate is
far outstripping the white birth-rate, we won't even need whites to
pass such a referendum. To help grease the skids, we need to, of
course, remove the last vestiges of segregation, such as by changing
the name of the university, abolishing "Colonel Reb," jailing wavers
of the Rebel flag, taking down Confederate street-signs, banning
"Dixie" and all the rest. Oh, don't forget, tearing down the
Confederate Statue and digging up the graves of the "University
Greys."
What Jones should have said: Mississippi has always been a special
place. One wonders what if the whole country were like Mississippi?
It may already be. After all, George Wallace, that staunch
segregationist, was on his way to becoming President, had he not been
gunned down, by an avowed integrationist, by the way. Many who voted
against the Voting Rights Act were from the North. And, didn't
opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment, which was backed
overwhelming by Mississippi, carry the day, nationwide? What's more,
"white flight" is in full swing, the length and breadth of the land.
People are "voting with their feet," by moving to segregated suburbs,
the way Mississippi voted for our flag, to uphold our segregationist-
traditions. As John Stennis used to say, Mississippi has been the
"whipping boy" of the country, because it has refused to yield, but
he, also, predicted that, once the North got as fed up with
integration as we were, things would change, in our direction. That
day is upon us. So, let us applaud the noble name of this school and
state, together with the wondrous, dare I say resilient, character of
our great people, the American people.
What Jones said: ... there must be no doubt that this is a warm and
welcoming place for all.
What Jones really meant: All must be welcome, except for
segregationists, of course. I am taking it upon myself to re-define
"university," by taking out the "uni" for "universal." From now on,
it will be known as a "monoversity," where only my official,
integrationist "party-line" holds sway. My model? Why, the Soviet
system, of course, and the Stalinist purges, to be sure. No Rebel
flags waving there, except when the Berlin Wall fell, but we will
overlook that. I am going to talk to Barack Obama and see if we cannot
start up a new and more widespread bussing system, since whites simply
moved away and the old one didn't work. Let's start bussing Negroes
up here from Jackson, Meridian, Tupelo and, even, Biloxi, with Section-
Eight housing built right here to receive them. No, we just haven't
done enough to force them in. Even paying them to come here hasn't
worked. A good start would be to kick Michael Hudec out for
criticizing the Black Caucus. No, that's not good enough. Jail
Hudec. Show how warm and welcome a cell is for anybody who stands in
my way.
What Jones should have said: Honesty ought to be the best policy.
Integration has failed. It is a hopelessly flawed, unnatural and
unwanted system. It is, also, a contradiction in terms. Clearly, you
cannot tout "diversity," on the one hand, while exiling
segregationists, on the other hand. Saying that all views are
welcome, except for segregation, is intellectually dishonest. What is
wrong about someone not wanting to be around snakes? Of being
"discriminating" on where he sets his feet? True enough, not all
snakes are poisonous, but if someone wishes to avoid all snakes, as a
precaution, that should be his right. Likewise with Negroes. If
someone wishes to attend an historically-white school, to be around
the likes of Robert E. Lee, James Madison and Nathan Bedford Forrest,
so be it. I do not see a statue of Stonewall Jackson at Jackson
State, so why should a statue of James Meredith be tolerated at Ole
Miss? We already are warm and welcoming. It is famously known as
Southern Hospitality. If a Negro is hungry and knocks on a door in
Mississippi, he is likely to get fed, provided that it is the back
door. If he tries that in South-Central Los Angeles, he is likely to
get his head blown off.
What Jones said: We cannot even appear to support those outside our
community ...
What Jones really meant: "We," of course, means "me." That is the
regal use of the word, usually reserved for royalty. Queen Victoria
spoke of herself as "we" and so do I, since I regard students as
subjects of my kingdom, not as citizens of a democracy. Clearly,
anyone who disagrees with me is an "outsider." All those students
chanting "TSSRA" had to have been paid shills of some outsiders, maybe
Icelanders, since Iceland is the last white country. "Our community"
has been a euphemism for the "Negro community," but I use it to refer
to this school, because, since I am the front-man for the Black
Caucus, the Negro-element now has sway over the campus and anyone who,
consequently, stands in the way is "outside the community." Put
Richard Barrett at the head of the list. He went to Memphis State.
Exempt me, however, since I went to Mississippi College. His school
was closer than mine? I really do not care. You see, there have been
"appearances" of segregation, such as segregated frat-houses,
segregated-proms, segregated-dating, segregated study-groups and, of
course, segregated-families. This has sent a subtle yet unacceptable
message that segregation is alive and well. So, I am inviting Tiger
Woods, O. J. Simpson, Clarence Thomas and Byrant Gumbol to teach you
all a lesson.
What Jones should have said: We cannot appear to support James
McShane, Nicholas Katzenback and Stokeley Carmichael, who had made it
their cause to trash our way of life. If any "outsider" should be
mentioned, let it be Edwin A. Walker, who came here, during the
invasion, to show his support. He had commanded the invasion of
Little Rock, but had a change of heart, seeing the ruination which
integration had wrought. He sought atonement, but was not alone.
Louise Day Hicks of Boston took up the cause against bussing. Scott
Garrett of New Jersey campaigned against the Voting Rights Act.
Phyllis Schlafly of Illinois took on the Equal Rights Amendment. Who
can forget that Ronald Reagan of California launched his Southern
Strategy, based on "states-rights and constitutional-government," the
Sixties' war-cries of segregation. Even Meldrim Thomson of New
Hampshire came here to show his support for Mississippi majority-
rule. Most of those associated with the invasion have long since
left, such as Frank Parker, Hodding Carter, Pat Derian and Robert
Moses. Let us look to our friends, wherever they may be, and oppose
our foes, whether distant or close at hand.
What Jones said: ... who advocate a revival of segregation.
What Jones really meant: Starting today, I am declaring myself the
Torquemada of Mississippi. I am the Grand Inquisitor. If you are a
segregationist, if you want to marry, matriculate with or aspire,
among your own kind, if you see America as an Anglo-Saxon, English-
speaking country, it is off with your head. You had better not open
your mouth. I will find you out. I will torture you, the way Idi
Amin would his critics. I will cannibalize you, if I so much as see
an inkling of Southern Pride in you. If you so much as wink at
segregation on an exam, you flunk. You say that you have rights? The
only right you have is to be indoctrinated about integration from me.
Get the boiling pots going. I am coming for you. Bill of Rights?
Free-speech? Majority-rule? What century are you living in? This is
the "modern" day, remember. You thought it was bad enough that your
tax-dollars were going to support "African-studies" and the "Black
Student Union," but, from now on, you will be forced to take classes
in "diversity" and, unless you can sing the "Black National Anthem"
and express empathy for the flag of the "Republic of New Africa," you
cannot graduate. You cannot even be a student here, anymore.
What Jones should have said: It is not a matter of "reviving"
segregation. Segregation is already here and is not going away. In
nature, creatures congregate among their own kind. In politics,
politicians adhere to their own parties. In religion, congregants
attend their own churches. In life, kind-unto-kind is the rule. It is
integrationists who are out of step with both God and nature.
What Jones said: We cannot fail to respond.
What Jones really meant: I am going to present a new Edward Brooke
Award to the best promoter of integration, who, this year, will be
Brian Ferguson, who tried to portray "Colonel Reb" as a Negro. Runner-
up will be Susan Glissen, who tried to squelch the "Colonel-Reb" rally
at the Lyceum Circle. Honorable-mention will be Sparky Reardon, who
graduated from a segregated school, but has come full-circle to being
an integrationist. I loved the way he clapped his hands over his
ears, when the students chanted "TSSRA," and shouted, "I don't hear
them. I don't hear them," in the Grove. Now, we've got to find a way
to get rid of Butch Harris, the Vietnam-veteran, who keeps showing up,
dressed as "Colonel Reb." He has season tickets, so I am revoking his
tickets. Since he is a veteran, I am cutting off his veterans-
benefits, the way I trashed veterans trying to use the University
Hospital, when I was down there. Forget that the VA banned my
solicitations from their premises, because of the way I behaved. I'll
show Harris who's boss. I'm fixing the "Daily Mississippian"
comments, so no Harris-backers can get through. I am shoving
segregation into the catacombs. Oops, that's how Christianity got
started. Maybe I had better stash my bust of Nero, at least for the
time being.
What Jones should have said: Virtually every young man joined the
"University Greys," which suffered one-hundred-percent casualties.
The entire faculty once walked out, to protest integration. Students
have risked their lives to defend this ground more tha n once.
Integration is contradiction. How can a white nation pay lip service
to "diversity," while teaching courses in logic. How can an English-
speaking nation propagate Spanish, while requiring an oath to support
its Constitution. How can a family-oriented culture yield to
homosexuals, while proclaiming "In God We Trust." How can a nation of
laws succumb to criminals, with citizens keeping and bearing arms.
How can a Union once stitched back together be unraveled by black-
power, when most still profess the red-white-and-blue? I apologize to
veterans, students and faculty, who, with that Lyceum in mind, sought
to emulate the democracy of the Greeks, the learning of the classics
and the defenders of Thermopylae. However, I cannot blot out the
black-spot upon me, so I step down, hoping that who comes after me has
the back-bone to stand up for the majority, the shoulders to lift our
flag and the heart to love our people, state and nation.
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