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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “Costco, which refused to yield to these [anti-diversity…”

Featuring: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democratic | U.S. House, New York, District 14

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Rep. AOC Speaks at TU Berlin on The Future of U.S. Politics

Published | Video Starts at 1:22:35

And I think what we saw was a real effect. There was a real economic effect. And then you contrast that with another company like Costco, which refused to yield to these [anti-diversity initiatives] and everybody started to shop there. And I think that sometimes people can be cynical about these things and say, oh, well, they don't work. They're highly individualistic. I think we have to try everything, and if it doesn't work, it doesn't work. (1:22:35–1:22:43)

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Asserts that Costco did not comply with anti-diversity initiatives and gained customers as a result.

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