And when one person accuses another of doing the killing, the brother orders another round, but only for those who have taken a life, or caused a life to be taken. And they all drink again. Then another drink. And the bonds of hate begin to crumble. People are becoming reclusive.
Outsiders are no longer welcome.
They have cut themselves off from other communities. People wrap themselves in the flag and wear it to religious services. He is rejected, beaten, thrown out of town, and almost killed. The people who beat the young man, on learning that he is fighting for life, make big sacrifices to keep him alive. Then they realize that their attitudes were the same as his when they were younger.