Vivek Ramaswamy’s critique of American culture ignited a firestorm on X — and people are taking away the wrong lessons from the exchanges.
In Ramaswamy’s post, he nodded to the 2014 film Whiplash, a psychological thriller about expectations and ambition through the lens of jazz. Andrew Neiman, an aspiring young drummer, has a musical passion that is challenged by the torment of his instructor, Terrence Fletcher. While sadistic in tone, Whiplash demonstrates the character needed to excel in today’s competitive world and one we must adopt to save our culture.
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