The Ramaswamy Stratagem

Reading an opinion piece on Vivek Ramaswamy this afternoon; realized he might be the perfect anti-skeptical ******** artist, someone with zero-to-negative commitment to truth-seeking and truth-telling:

Now let’s fast-forward to the present moment. Instead of offering a plausible explanation for their mistakes — much less apologizing — all too many politicians deny that they’ve made any mistakes at all. They double down. They triple down. They claim that the fact-checking process itself is biased, the press is against them and they are the real truth tellers.

I bring this up not just because of the obvious example of Donald Trump and many of his most devoted followers in Congress but also because of the surprising success of his cunning imitator Vivek Ramaswamy. If you watched the first Republican debate last week or if you’ve listened to more than five minutes of Ramaswamy’s commentary, you’ll immediately note that he is exceptionally articulate but also woefully ignorant, or feigning ignorance, about public affairs. Despite his confident delivery, a great deal of what he says makes no sense whatsoever.

Since there is a separate thread for the FL governor, there may as well be one for anyone who has a better chance of gaining the GOP VP slot. I expect Ramaswamy will play an outsized role in the near future, or else fade away like Andrew Yang.

Your thoughts?

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