Personal Grievance to Collective Justice
Sam redirects Josh's frustrated desperation over denied $50K surgery bills from Rosslyn scars—initially a petty insurance vendetta—toward a grander SPLC crusade with $100M KKK lawsuits invoking precedents, scaling individual betrayal into systemic reckoning against living perpetrators and historical evil.
Events Exemplifying This Theme
Josh storms from his office, waving a $50,000 hospital bill tied to his past shooting recovery, snapping at Donna amid her futile pleas against shouting. He bellows for Sam, ranting …
In Sam's office, pragmatic Toby insists on cutting Superfund paragraphs from the AFL-CIO speech to prioritize job protections, clashing with idealist Sam's environmental retort. Distracted, Sam reveals his fight against …
Josh barges into Sam's office demanding an insurance update on his medical bills, but Sam dismisses it, revealing the Southern Poverty Law Center's bold proposal: a $100 million civil suit …
Returning to his office after Ainsley's sharp rebuke in the hallway, Sam finds Josh waiting amid their stalled discussion on KKK lawsuits. Visibly rattled—sighing deeply—he fumbles to resume, mangling a …