Self-Reliance And Slavery

Ramaswamy: Obama disappointed us and ultimately governed in a way that divided us, caused us to see one another as whether we were oppressed or not. The mentality that rejects American entrepreneurialism, rejects the idea of self-reliance and creativity and originality that built… pic.twitter.com/g1nbV7wGXm

— Acyn (@Acyn) June 19, 2026

Ramaswamy: Obama disappointed us and ultimately governed in a way that divided us, caused us to see one another as whether we were oppressed or not. The mentality that rejects American entrepreneurialism, rejects the idea of self-reliance and creativity and originality that built this country. And I'm hoping we are able to turn the page on this chapter of victimhood

... and government subsidies that helped the railroads, and westward expansion, and legalized oppression of the natives from south of the border, and genocide of those already living here, to pave the way for white people from Europe, as well as legal oppression of Asians allowed here as stoop labor. Most of that “self-reliance” is pure humbug from the western side of the Mississippi. Government subsidies from land use to agriculture to transportation keep those states alive on tourism and government contracts and military bases. “Self-reliance” is the myth we tell ourselves to accept the few who own the most. In the ‘50’s and ‘60’s it was the TV/movie myth of the big landowner who “did it himself,” like anyone could do (except it takes a lot of cowboys to run a ranch, and a big, impressive ranch home is easier to afford if those cowboys ain’t paid shit.) Now those stories are back again, on streaming services; the only difference is, Ben Cartwright cusses more, and shoots more people; at least according to the ads I’ve seen.

It’s all bullshit selling the lie that if you work hard, you, too, can live a life of luxury running a business where all you have to do is cash the checks. Hardest work I ever did was as a laborer on a construction site one summer. I learned one thing: hard work will never get you out of that hole (we were laying foundations for a building. That’s all I did for three months.). I’ve known people who worked hard, and I’ve known people who barely worked; and the difference in their economic situation didn’t depend on their efforts or their “self-reliance.” With rare exception, it depended on their willingness to be sociopaths.

Which is pretty much what the world teaches; if that’s what you want to learn.

Ramaswamy wants you to be a sociopath. Those people, he understands.