Jamaal Bowman: The Republicans Are Bullying the Country into ‘One Singular Way of Thinking’

COLBERT: “You’re the former principal here. One of the biggest fights going on, sort of culture fights going on in the United States right now is some school districts, generally controlled by Republican legislatures, have outlawed the teaching of what they call or consider Critical Race Theory, but rarely is, lessons on diversity, equity, inclusion. As somebody who used to head a school, what’s your response to that? What are the values? What is the value of keeping that in the schools?”
Bowman: “First of all, the Republicans are bullies, man. They’re trying to —
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They’re trying to bully the entire country into one singular a way of thinking. And our strength is our diversity as a nation.
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In fact, that we come from different countries, have different backgrounds, have different experiences. We need to learn more about each other because that’s how you bring the country together and people together. And so we have to do everything in our power to push back against banning of books, taking over of school districts, fighting back against DEI. We —
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We’re not going to be our most aspirational selves as a nation unless we embrace diversity. So that’s what we have to do.”
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