I have to admit I don't understand the DEI, transgender, and sexual orientation uproar emanating from the Republicans.

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22. It's bad for all of us.

It's bad for white men, white women, and, obviously, everybody else.

It's a terrible myth that does not serve us well. It's where the fear of "communism" comes from. Basically, everybody is supposed to go it alone and succeed on their own. The problem is that nobody has ever done that successfully.

The myth is a lie.

Humans are social creatures and when we pretend that we don't need one another, we fail.