Vivek Ramaswamy calls Juneteenth a 'useless' holiday, suggests canceling

[dalton99a]

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The GOP primary is a race to the bottom

[malaise]

1. This recent arrival is attacking people who were dragged to America four centuries ago

Go fuck yourself - the racists hate you too fool.

[dalton99a]

2. +1

[Tanuki]

20. Well said, malaise. What a presumptuous twit he is, and more.

[H2O Man]

21. Thank you!

[Maru Kitteh]

23. x1000 malaise. You can be sure they see a "Mexican" when they look at him

and don't give a shit about his name which they just know is NOT american.

[Grins]

30. He was born in Ohio.

Son of immigrants.

Fun fact: Being 1st generation child of immigrants, Ramaswamy applied and received a scholarship from - The the Paul & Daisy SOROS Fellowship for New Americans!

“Paul” being George’s brother.

[malaise]

34. His parents migrated to the US in 1970

He knows not one fuck about enslaved people who were dragged there from the 1600# or their descendants.
Fuck that fucking upstart.

[Haggis 4 Breakfast]

39. I don't know what offends me more -

His IGNORANCE or his ARROGANCE.

[malaise]

40. Both and then add

his sense of superiority -

[Haggis 4 Breakfast]

42. Yes, displaying his true Brahmin nature.

[malaise]

43. Great information

Thanks

[happy feet]

33. +1000

[electric_blue68]

46. Heh! No kidding... Seeing his name I guessed what he might look like before....

seeing the photo you posted.


Hey, they don't like you either! 🙄


The Juneteenth Holiday: a very meaningful recognition.

[2naSalit]

47. He seems to be a...

Paid mouthpiece who will hopefully grow up to regret this.

[brush]

3. He's a useless candidate just wasting his and everyone else's time.

[madashelltoo]

4. Somebody lend this character a mirror.

He obviously does not know he’s not white. He is no more highly thought of than Jamal an’ ‘nem. One police stop away from reality.

[gratuitous]

5. Republicans continue to be baffled

Why don't more Blacks vote Republican?

[JI7]

6. Tryng so hard to get acceptance from a Party dominated by white racists

[Deuxcents]

7. He may have been born here

But he obviously does not know or understand the history of the country. He’s “useless” and won’t bring us along in the 21st century. Yes.

[malaise]

9. His folks are recent arrivals

That is a fact

[Haggis 4 Breakfast]

41. They are from the highest caste in India.

The Brahmins are responsible for some of the worst atrocities in India.

[Solly Mack]

8. You'll never be white to them. Oh, they'll glad-hand you but then go wash their hands.

[malaise]

10. You know what's sad

That his folks left because of the caste system in India

[Solly Mack]

11. Guess he learned nothing from that. Or maybe he learned that being on top is all that matters.

No matter who you have to climb over to get there.

[Carlitos Brigante]

14. Is that what he said? nt

[Tanuki]

22. What he's said on the subject of caste is appalling.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/12/19/the-ceo-of-anti-woke-inc

..."A conservatism that puts its faith in unfettered markets would come to inform even Ramaswamy’s understanding of caste relations in the Indian state of Kerala, where he spent summers with his family. Ramaswamy’s family is Brahmin, the highest caste in the Hindu hierarchy. In “Woke, Inc.,” he maintains that “American-style capitalism” is repairing the damage of that pernicious system, writing approvingly that a “lower-caste guy” in India can now deliver Domino’s pizza and “my family tips him to show their appreciation.”...(more)

[Solly Mack]

26. Thank you for the article.

What an arrogant little popinjay.

[Marcuse]

49. "Bobby" already tried that. Remember his GOP official portrait?

[Haggis 4 Breakfast]

12. Vivek needs to STFU.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

13. Vivek Ramaswamy calls Juneteenth 'useless' 2 months after posting a video celebrating it

VAIL, Iowa — During a conversation with Iowa voters on Saturday, Vivek Ramaswamy suggested canceling Juneteenth, calling it a “useless” holiday.

Less than two months ago, however, he posted a video to social media celebrating the day.

While breaking down his plan to institute a national voting holiday, on Saturday the GOP presidential candidate proposed making space for the new holiday by canceling an old one.

“Cancel Juneteenth or one of the other useless ones we made up,” Ramaswamy said to an applauding crowd gathered at a welding company here.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/vivek-ramaswamy-calls-juneteenth-useless-rcna98428

[dalton99a]

16. +1. Stupid asshole

[Vogon_Glory]

17. Irony: over 12,000 Iowans DIED making Juneteenth possible

I’m not going to get in a fuss about neo-Confederate statuary here, but I believe Democrats in Northeastern and Midwestern states ought to feel free to make references to the Civil War and the immense sacrifices a lot of pro-Union people made to preserve the Union and end slavery.

Over 12,000 Iowans DIED to make Juneteenth possible. Democrats shouldn’t feel afraid to bring up that fact whenever some red-capped (jerk) starts dog-whisking and making noises like “Woke!” Or “CRT!”.

[jls4561]

27. One of the other useless ones we made up...

You mean like Christmas or Easter?

[Cha]

15. Fuck that Stupid Idiot.

[Initech]

18. +100000000000000000000000000

Fuck all of these morons!

[dweller]

19. Next up ?

Cancel Cinco de Mayo … and mask that Corona beer !

😐



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[DBoon]

24. He should call to cancel Independence Day

and replace it with "Obey the King" day

[Drum]

25. Wow, "useless holiday" is such a lame campaign focus!

[hatrack]

28. What do you expect from a Peter Thiel protege?

The turd doesn't fall far from the sociopathic orifice.

[erpowers]

29. No a Serious Candidate

I think this guy is not a serious candidate. It is very possible that he is not trying to be a serious candidate. He may just be trying to raise his profile in order to be able to make more money. He has never struck me as a person who has a firm grasp on the history of this nation. It is not just this video; it is also others in which he has made inaccurate statements.

He came across as very stupid in this video. He seems to lack a large amount of knowledge. Watching this video made me wonder if he has ever read a book he was not assigned to read and if he had read half the books he was assigned to read. He does not seem to have an understanding of Juneteenth, or the history of how the day became a holiday.

[FSogol]

31. FSogol calls Vivek Ramaswamy a 'useless' tool, suggests canceling his campaign.

[Coventina]

35. That got me to LOL!

[roamer65]

32. The useless holiday is Columbus Day.

Aka indigenous genocide day, as I call it.

…and Nov 11 isn’t Veterans Day…it’s Armistice Day.

[Paladin]

36. Well, he's STUPID and RACIST enough to be a Republican.

Those are about the only things he's got going for him, near as I can tell...

[Hekate]

37. Wonder what his parents taught him about the glories of the caste system in the Old Country?

[Martin68]

38. Flying those racist colors high, are we?

[Initech]

44. Vivek Ramaswamy is the only useless thing in this picture.

[lonely bird]

45. Once again Ohio shows stupidity

He is a libertarian utopianist. In other words, a naive fool.

[JustAnotherGen]

48. He's an attention whore

I have no patience for this nonsense.

[eShirl]

50. Who is funding this jerk?

[erpowers]

51. He Is Funding Himself

Apparently, he is very wealthy and is funding his campaign through his wealth.