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Conservatism label

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Please change the lack of a conservatism label to add a conservatism label in the Political positions section. This is the revision that needs to be reverted [[1]]

Ramaswamy is a conservative, as stated by the WP:RS used in the article itself. WP:RS calls him a conservative in their own voice.

"Conservative entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy announced his candidacy"[1]

"Vivek comes across as positive and upbeat and optimistic and cheerful about being very conservative"[2]

"At Harvard College in the 2000s, he [Ramaswamy] converted from a libertarian ideology to straight-up conservatism"[3]

The edit can be considered a case of WP:VANDALISM, specifically WP:NOBLANK. TurboSuperA+ (talk) 12:16, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The edit in question removed a navigation sidebar and contained a reasonable edit summary. So hell no, this isn't "blanking". The question is: does V.R.'s biographical article benefit from a {{Conservatism US}} sidebar. Merely subscribing to conservative views probably doesn't do it, I fail to see a compelling argument for this. -- M.boli (talk) 17:49, 31 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I think that he has been described as a conservative. My question is: is it worth including a sidebar that he isn't mentioned in? I also want to hear what @Therequiembellishere has to say since they were the one to remove it. Ultraodan (talk) 10:40, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
He was a conservative presidential candidate, so he is a conservative political figure. TurboSuperA+ (talk) 16:11, 1 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not sure that running for president inherently qualifies an individual to benefit from the Template:Conservatism US sidebar. There were 17 candidates in 2016, it wouldn't make sense to include all of them (plus candidates from other elections). - Epluribusunumyall (talk) 04:24, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Then the inclusion on the template seems arbitrary, as Tucker Carlson who is a former TV host and podcaster is on it, while Ramaswamy, who is on Trump's new cabinet isn't. Sarah Palin is on the list, despite her political career consisting of being VP pick to a losing presidential candidate.
"President-elect Donald Trump has selected Vivek Ramaswamy, a former presidential candidate and Ohio native, to help lead a new initiative aimed at slashing government spending. Ramaswamy will oversee the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE"[4]
Is there a guideline on who should be included on the list? TurboSuperA+ (talk) 09:37, 6 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
In addition to being a political figure as well as a former US presidential candidate, the article mentions people who are in the sidebar. The sidebar provides useful context. TurboSuperA+ (talk) 07:11, 5 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

References

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Immigration

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I think the the below or some version of it should be added to Ramaswamy's page:

On December 26, 2024, Ramaswamy Tweeted in support for the H-1B visa program and that that Silcon Valley companies need foreign workers, because “The reason top tech companies often hire foreign-born & first-generation engineers over ‘native’ Americans isn’t because of an innate American IQ deficit (a lazy & wrong explanation). A key part of it comes down to the c-word: culture,” Ramaswamy, also said, “A culture that celebrates the prom queen over the math olympiad champ, or the jock over the valedictorian, will not produce the best engineers” and that “Trump’s election hopefully marks the beginning of a new golden era in America, but only if our culture fully wakes up. A culture that once again prioritizes achievement over normalcy; excellence over mediocrity; nerdiness over conformity; hard work over laziness.” Elon Musk, who is cochair of the proposed Department of Government Efficiency with Ramaswamy, tweeted in support of H-1B visa program with a similar position of Ramaswamy on American engineers, “here aren’t enough “super motivated” and “super talented engineers” in America.” [1][2]

He also tweeted to end H1-B. The tweet referenced is more of an observation not an agreement. [2]207.96.32.81 (talk) 14:22, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Given the 2025-JAN-20 Executive Order [3], curious, what was the status of his parents when he was born?

National Libertarianism

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Vivek has been conversing on this ideology and I am seeing a few sources [3] [4]. Is it notable for inclusion?

207.96.32.81 (talk) 14:25, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Portrait

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Why are we using such a low quality image of Ramaswamy? I was checking the edit history and we had such better images of him that were pretty decent. What is the point of replacing the man's face with one that is more recent, even though they basically look the same??? AsaQuathern (talk) 07:03, 25 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request about the Soros fellowship + Ohio COVID response team

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Currently the citations for the Soros fellowship (Early life and education>Education) and service on the Ohio COVID response team (Business career>Other ventures) link to articles that describe their removal from Wikipedia, not actual sources for the claims. For the Ohio claim, this would be a better source as it was the original source used before its removal by @Jhofferman. For the Soros fellowship, this source is more direct. 📻NuclearSpuds🎙️ 00:01, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  • Regarding receiving the Soros fellowship: I agree that the Soros Fellowship web page was a much better citation for this fact. So I've done that. (The citation was even already present in this page.)
  • Regarding appointment to Ohio COVID task force: I agree a more direct ciation would be good. The existing reference is an article about VR scrubbing the Wikipedia page. However the suggested source – Tucker Carlson introducing a guest – would not be a reliable source for anything factual. I haven't found a better reference with a quick search so I haven't changed anything.
-- M.boli (talk) 03:15, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for the reply. I saw that too-- I wasn't sure how it matched up to standards for reliability. However, with a thorough search, Tucker Carlson's introduction was the only mention that I could find describing the task force. Most other sources only described it in reference to the Wikipedia article, and when I removed these sources from my search, I only found one other reference to the task force, in a written description of Ramaswamy for a podcast interview. However, I have doubts about the reliability of this source because the task force was never actually discussed in the interview and I suspect that the info in the description was pulled from the Wikipedia article, since at that time it included a description of the task force. So that might be a reason to just take out the claim altogether. 📻NuclearSpuds🎙️ 04:09, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]