19
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

Summary

JD Vance defended Marko Elez, a 25-year-old Musk aide after racist posts surfaced, including "Normalize Indian hate."

Elez resigned but was reinstated following Vance’s support, despite Vance’s wife being of Indian descent. Vance dismissed criticism, arguing past social media posts shouldn’t ruin careers.

Musk backed Elez after a public poll. Rep. Ro Khanna challenged Vance, who responded dismissively, sparking backlash.

The incident has intensified scrutiny of Musk’s hiring practices and Vance’s stance on racism.

top 35 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[-] mercano@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

It’s fine, it’s not like he’s going to be disappointed if she makes him sleep on the couch.

[-] GladiusB@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Goddamn it. Take my upvote and leave.

[-] MeaanBeaan@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Right. So if I have he/him in my email signature I get fired. But if i have hugely racist and problematic tweets that are less than a year old while having almost no experience or credentials whatsoever other than being a little buddy buddy with Musk I get to push out dangerous untested code to the most important payment system in the country so musk can block social security benefits for Grandma like he blocks tweets talking about how terrible a father he is. Got it.

[-] MataVatnik@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

It's a class war, Peter Theil is gay, JD Vance is married to an Indian woman, and Elon Musk is an immigrant. The rich aren't racists, homophobic or nativist, or any of that. The only demographic they hate is poor people.

[-] phx@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

You mean the only demographic they love is money, power, and themselves

[-] jj4211@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Elon musk is a white immigrant, and they are cool with white refugees, per the executive order to prioritize getting white South Africans in.

Multiple of these people have had their wives insulted by the movement, but at the end of the day even if they are their wives, they are "just women" so no big deal for them.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Obviously, she's not a white person, and we've been accused, attacked by some white supremacists over that. But I just, I love Usha. She's such a good mom. She's such a brilliant lawyer and I am so proud of her.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/jd-vance-criticized-for-weird-response-to-white-supremacist-attacks-on-wife-usha/articleshow/112089701.cms

[-] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Listen, she’s one of the good ones.

[-] EpeeGnome@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago

Yeah, bet she's feeling really loved right now.

[-] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 weeks ago

His Indian kids are reaching that age when they either realize he's a hateful insufferable piece of shit, OR they themselves become spoiled rich assholes with no moral compass and live off the griff.

[-] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Looks like someone is sleeping on the couch.

[-] cm0002@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Nah, she knows that would be a reward not a punishment lmao

[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

^ Came here to say this.

🤣

🛋️ 💦 🍆

[-] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

She's on board with this. She's as racist as he is. Until she becomes the "wrong kind of brown person," and I hope it's too late for her at that point.

[-] Lawdoggo@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago
[-] ptz@dubvee.org 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Wrong preposition lol

[-] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Oh don't get all up in arms about the honor of usha Vance here. She is a Republican too and voted for these neo Nazis into office along with the other neo Nazis.

There's no honor to defend here, she's one of them.

[-] rocket_dragon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

Usha Vance comes from one of the richest most powerful castes in India, Kamma, so she was raised on an idea that she has some innate genetic superiority that makes her feel right at home with white supremacists.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I have known multiple rich South Asian people who insist that they are white and get very confused and upset if they encounter bigotry based on people thinking they aren't white. It's very odd.

I mean whatever, you want to declare yourself white, go for it. Just don't be surprised when racists tell you that you aren't.

[-] sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago

It's so sad because if you look at their resumes, Usha Vance is actually much more accomplished than her husband. Peter Thiel just prefers JD, I guess.

[-] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Peter Thiel just prefers JD, I guess.

Probably because of the penis.

[-] meowmeowbeanz@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

Vance’s mental gymnastics are Olympic-tier. Defending a Musk aide who posted “Normalize Indian hate” while married to an Indian woman? Unreal. The man’s moral compass isn’t broken—it’s been sold to the highest bidder.

Elez’s reinstatement is a joke. Racist posts aren’t youthful indiscretions; they’re neon signs of character. But Musk’s Twitter poll governance strikes again, proving that bigotry is just another day at the office for his empire of chaos.

Ro Khanna’s right to call him out. Vance’s dismissal isn’t just cowardice—it’s complicity. If your principles can’t withstand a paycheck or a poll, you don’t have any to begin with.

[-] krebssteven@infosec.pub 2 points 2 weeks ago

I am a bit confused. This is JD Vance we talk about. He called Trump ‘Hitler’ on TV. And betrayed his position the second he got approached with the vice presidency. He pushed the ‘Haitians eat your pets’ story. Of course he is complicit. Not just by inaction or muted approval. HE IS PART of the racket.

[-] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 points 1 week ago

Oh he was "dragged"? Like, across the floor?

[-] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago

tfw you're a woman maga voter and realize the only reason you exist to them is to make sammiches in the times between getting fucked

[-] 3dmvr@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

My sisters just like her, I promise you, shes on his side hating indians, self haters fr.

[-] snekerpimp@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

Well, it’s obvious this man just hates his wife.

[-] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 0 points 2 weeks ago

She probably agrees with him. These people are all scumbags.

[-] moon@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

Some insight from across the pond:

Our last Prime Minister was a British Indian from the Conservative party. Recent right wing and far-right members of cabinet have included many more Brits of Indian descent, including two of the most heinously anti-immigrant cabinet members we've ever had. One of them, Suella Braverman, ran for party leadership on an anti-immigrant platform, pointing out that Indians are the largest group who overstay their visas in the UK.

I think very similar things can explain why Usha Vance, Kash Patel, Vivek Ramaswamy and the like can align with an openly racist MAGA crowd:

  1. Class matters more than race. Most of these people grew up privileged and don't identify with the common immigrant or brown person's experson

  2. Power hungry people come from all backgrounds and will do whatever they need to get what they want (in Usha Vance's case that's being first lady one day)

  3. Submitting to model minority status, as many well-to-do immigrant families from South Asia do, means implicitly accepting, and ultimately reflecting, white supremacist values

And as with all issues rooted in history, you can blame the British for some of this. A white supremacist world view where Indians stand above the darker races was introduced to India by the British over a century ago. The British wanted East Africa to become "the America of the Hindu" so they educated and trained a generation of Indian colonial administrators and enforcers. This world view of Indians as superior to others, if subordinate to whites, did not disappear with colonialism. A lot of the people who held those views came directly to Britain and their children became right-wing voters and politicians. The connection with the US is less of a straight line, but you can hear it when you listen to Vivek talk about African-Americans, for example.

[-] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

She should divorce his ass

[-] wildcardology@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

She knew what she's going into when she married Vance.

Did she?

Did you know that Elon is a Nazi like 10 years ago?

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

His first wife figured it out pretty fucking quickly. A lot more than 10 years ago.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/elon-musk-ex-wife-harassment-b2083860.html

[-] pyre@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

is it really cucking if he fucks the cuck chair instead of watching

[-] Teknevra@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago

I thought that it was the Cuck Couch?

this post was submitted on 08 Feb 2025
19 points (100.0% liked)

politics

20345 readers
1228 users here now

Welcome to the discussion of US Politics!

Rules:

  1. Post only links to articles, Title must fairly describe link contents. If your title differs from the site’s, it should only be to add context or be more descriptive. Do not post entire articles in the body or in the comments.

Links must be to the original source, not an aggregator like Google Amp, MSN, or Yahoo.

Example:

  1. Articles must be relevant to politics. Links must be to quality and original content. Articles should be worth reading. Clickbait, stub articles, and rehosted or stolen content are not allowed. Check your source for Reliability and Bias here.
  2. Be civil, No violations of TOS. It’s OK to say the subject of an article is behaving like a (pejorative, pejorative). It’s NOT OK to say another USER is (pejorative). Strong language is fine, just not directed at other members. Engage in good-faith and with respect! This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban.
  3. No memes, trolling, or low-effort comments. Reposts, misinformation, off-topic, trolling, or offensive. Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.
  4. Vote based on comment quality, not agreement. This community aims to foster discussion; please reward people for putting effort into articulating their viewpoint, even if you disagree with it.
  5. No hate speech, slurs, celebrating death, advocating violence, or abusive language. This will result in a ban. Usernames containing racist, or inappropriate slurs will be banned without warning

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.

That's all the rules!

Civic Links

Register To Vote

Citizenship Resource Center

Congressional Awards Program

Federal Government Agencies

Library of Congress Legislative Resources

The White House

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Senate

Partnered Communities:

News

World News

Business News

Political Discussion

Ask Politics

Military News

Global Politics

Moderate Politics

Progressive Politics

UK Politics

Canadian Politics

Australian Politics

New Zealand Politics

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS