EXCERPT:
COLBERT: “The protests ramped up a couple of weeks ago, after students erected tents on Columbia University’s main lawn to show solidarity with Gaza, and —
(Cheering and Applause)
— the university president took the controversial step of calling in the police to arrest those involved. Now, even if you don’t agree with the subject of their protests, as long as they are peaceful, students should be allowed to protest. It’s their First Amendment right.
(Cheering and Applause)
That is the kind of idealism you learn in college. It’s one of the few college lessons you can use your whole life.”