Indian ethnicity posters…how do you feel about three Indian ethnic people running for potus?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I like this guy: Vivek Ramaswamy

Exceptionalism and Merit seem to be his focus, and I will gladly applaud his efforts. Chances are no one else will.

I think you're underestimating him. He speaks to millions of people with his messaging about exceptionalism and merit. I don't think he'll be the nominee because he's unknown, but I will absolutely be rooting for him.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-im-running-for-president-c4a8ea7?mod=opinion_lead_pos7

[Anonymous]

I don't care what a candidate's ancestry is. The only thing that matters is where they stand on political matters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I like this guy: Vivek Ramaswamy

Exceptionalism and Merit seem to be his focus, and I will gladly applaud his efforts. Chances are no one else will.

I think you're underestimating him. He speaks to millions of people with his messaging about exceptionalism and merit. I don't think he'll be the nominee because he's unknown, but I will absolutely be rooting for him.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-im-running-for-president-c4a8ea7?mod=opinion_lead_pos7

Im a dem but this country needs to get back to personal responsibility and pride in our individual and collective achievements. Thats what speaks to me. I guess Id probably be labeled a libertarian these days. But self sufficiency and personal responsibility makes us great. We need to be empowering people, not blaming others.

[Anonymous]

That Stanford gsb guy in London is not doing very well politically or economically for the Uk, but I don’t think it has anything to do with his Indian heritage or skin color.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I like this guy: Vivek Ramaswamy

Exceptionalism and Merit seem to be his focus, and I will gladly applaud his efforts. Chances are no one else will.

I think you're underestimating him. He speaks to millions of people with his messaging about exceptionalism and merit. I don't think he'll be the nominee because he's unknown, but I will absolutely be rooting for him.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-im-running-for-president-c4a8ea7?mod=opinion_lead_pos7

Im a dem but this country needs to get back to personal responsibility and pride in our individual and collective achievements. Thats what speaks to me. I guess Id probably be labeled a libertarian these days. But self sufficiency and personal responsibility makes us great. We need to be empowering people, not blaming others.

This country has never been about personal responsibility. Many of our "collective achievements" were built on the back of slaves. Once slavery ended, through Jim Crow, redlining, and legal and tacit discrimination we found a way to ensure that Black Americans (and many other non-white immigrants, though discrimination against Black Americans has always been the worst) would not get the same opportunities as other Americans and that they'd be relegated to low-paying, menial jobs.

We only started talking about "personal responsibility" when many of the above racist laws were declared unconstitutional. Before that, it was about knowing your place.

-- Indian-American who understands my country's history

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I like this guy: Vivek Ramaswamy

Exceptionalism and Merit seem to be his focus, and I will gladly applaud his efforts. Chances are no one else will.

I think you're underestimating him. He speaks to millions of people with his messaging about exceptionalism and merit. I don't think he'll be the nominee because he's unknown, but I will absolutely be rooting for him.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-im-running-for-president-c4a8ea7?mod=opinion_lead_pos7

And I guess anyone who isn't as successful as him is a lazy slacker POS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nikki Haley is a warmonger.

As opposed to …

Forget it. She's not happening, period

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I like this guy: Vivek Ramaswamy

Exceptionalism and Merit seem to be his focus, and I will gladly applaud his efforts. Chances are no one else will.

I would if merit were real, but it isn't. Merit means everyone gets the same chance and opportunity to compete, which they don't. Merit means there is no more legacy or athletics special treatment. America thrives on special treatment and calls it merit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I like this guy: Vivek Ramaswamy

Exceptionalism and Merit seem to be his focus, and I will gladly applaud his efforts. Chances are no one else will.

I think you're underestimating him. He speaks to millions of people with his messaging about exceptionalism and merit. I don't think he'll be the nominee because he's unknown, but I will absolutely be rooting for him.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-im-running-for-president-c4a8ea7?mod=opinion_lead_pos7

Im a dem but this country needs to get back to personal responsibility and pride in our individual and collective achievements. Thats what speaks to me. I guess Id probably be labeled a libertarian these days. But self sufficiency and personal responsibility makes us great. We need to be empowering people, not blaming others.

This country has never been about personal responsibility. Many of our "collective achievements" were built on the back of slaves. Once slavery ended, through Jim Crow, redlining, and legal and tacit discrimination we found a way to ensure that Black Americans (and many other non-white immigrants, though discrimination against Black Americans has always been the worst) would not get the same opportunities as other Americans and that they'd be relegated to low-paying, menial jobs.

We only started talking about "personal responsibility" when many of the above racist laws were declared unconstitutional. Before that, it was about knowing your place.

-- Indian-American who understands my country's history

DP. Actually, belief in individual rights/responsibilities run deep in founding principles and norms. The fundamental problem is that such rights were denied to African Americans and indigenous people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I like this guy: Vivek Ramaswamy

Exceptionalism and Merit seem to be his focus, and I will gladly applaud his efforts. Chances are no one else will.

I think you're underestimating him. He speaks to millions of people with his messaging about exceptionalism and merit. I don't think he'll be the nominee because he's unknown, but I will absolutely be rooting for him.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-im-running-for-president-c4a8ea7?mod=opinion_lead_pos7

Im a dem but this country needs to get back to personal responsibility and pride in our individual and collective achievements. Thats what speaks to me. I guess Id probably be labeled a libertarian these days. But self sufficiency and personal responsibility makes us great. We need to be empowering people, not blaming others.

This country has never been about personal responsibility. Many of our "collective achievements" were built on the back of slaves. Once slavery ended, through Jim Crow, redlining, and legal and tacit discrimination we found a way to ensure that Black Americans (and many other non-white immigrants, though discrimination against Black Americans has always been the worst) would not get the same opportunities as other Americans and that they'd be relegated to low-paying, menial jobs.

We only started talking about "personal responsibility" when many of the above racist laws were declared unconstitutional. Before that, it was about knowing your place.

-- Indian-American who understands my country's history

Great. I understand and agree with what you are saying, and it is good context, but to me that means personal responsibility is now more important than ever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nikki Haley is a warmonger.

As opposed to …

Forget it. She's not happening, period

You assume too much. She is not really running for President. She is running to be DeSantis's VP.
Her role is to attack Trump while he stays above the fray to keep Trump's base on his side.
He will brag about how he didn't lockdown Florida, while she attacks Trump for pursuing lockdowns and criticizing governors who ended lockdowns.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nikki Haley is a warmonger.

As opposed to …

Forget it. She's not happening, period

You assume too much. She is not really running for President. She is running to be DeSantis's VP.
Her role is to attack Trump while he stays above the fray to keep Trump's base on his side.
He will brag about how he didn't lockdown Florida, while she attacks Trump for pursuing lockdowns and criticizing governors who ended lockdowns.

Funny, running to be the veep of a man who is currently second in GOP polling while the number one guy will probably not have her?
I didn't see that coming.
I guess that is 3D chess.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nikki Haley is a warmonger.

As opposed to …

Forget it. She's not happening, period

You assume too much. She is not really running for President. She is running to be DeSantis's VP.
Her role is to attack Trump while he stays above the fray to keep Trump's base on his side.
He will brag about how he didn't lockdown Florida, while she attacks Trump for pursuing lockdowns and criticizing governors who ended lockdowns.

No one will be attacking Trump.
The GOP playbook now is to put all the types of people GOP hates (trans, African-Americans, etc.) into a bag and show that you can beat the $hit out of them better than Trump could.
That way you get the Trump crowd support without actually alienating those who have a soft spot for Trump.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I like this guy: Vivek Ramaswamy

Exceptionalism and Merit seem to be his focus, and I will gladly applaud his efforts. Chances are no one else will.

I would if merit were real, but it isn't. Merit means everyone gets the same chance and opportunity to compete, which they don't. Merit means there is no more legacy or athletics special treatment. America thrives on special treatment and calls it merit.

America is the land of those who had "merit" pulling the ladder up behind them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I like this guy: Vivek Ramaswamy

Exceptionalism and Merit seem to be his focus, and I will gladly applaud his efforts. Chances are no one else will.

I would if merit were real, but it isn't. Merit means everyone gets the same chance and opportunity to compete, which they don't. Merit means there is no more legacy or athletics special treatment. America thrives on special treatment and calls it merit.

In America, "having merit" and being a "self-made millionaire" means having a multi-million dollar real estate empire handed to you by your daddy - right Donald Trump?
In America, "having merit" means being "self made" thanks to the wealth of your daddy's emerald empire, buying companies started by visionaries and pretending to be the visionary, yourself - right, Elon Musk?