I knew nothing about Vivek Ramaswamy’s speech at Xavier University until I read the Aug. 5 column by Ray Marcano ("Ramaswamy will be haunted by 'winners or whiners' deplorables-like speech"). Marcano suggested that Ramaswamy's address to the Young Americans for Liberty national convention at Xavier may have damaged his run for Ohio governor. I’m not sure how.
Let’s set aside the obvious incongruity of claiming he may have had a friendly audience when he was booed upon introduction. The unfriendly reception then escalated into heckling, and he suggested that the perpetrator take a seat or request his own time slot. Sounds reasonable to me. And Ramaswamy isn't the first person to warn that future generations may not realize the American Dream without
their input and sensible solutions. Also very reasonable.
Could it be that it was not Ramaswamy’s message but that he was dealing with an audience of entitled college kids with bad manners?
Thomas Huller, Villa Hills, Ky.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Booing Ramaswamy isn't a substitute for political debate | Letter
