Last month, FBI Director Kash Patel wished his followers on X a happy Diwali. It did not go over well.
Far-right Christian nationalist and white nationalist accounts flooded his post with bigoted memes and rhetoric. “Go back home and worship your sand demons,” a far-right pastor wrote. “Get the f**k out of my country,” read another reply. Said another, “This is America. We don’t do this.” These responses, some of which were seen millions of times, were on the tamer end of the spectrum.
Similar hostility followed Diwali greetings on X from former UN ambassador Nikki Haley, former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon, as well as posts about the holiday from the White House, the State Department, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
Some Indian American conservatives seem shocked that segments of the political right are now taking aim at them.
Im literally in 2 group chats for us jobs im unqualified for but im prioritized because im indian, if you think ppl are capping they are not, personally I hate my recruiter, man spends 6 months out of the year in india praising india implying my dad has stds because hes a truck driver, thats the typical kind of person I deal with when dealing with ppl straight out of india, they have a massive superiority complex
They want you to only associate with indians, drop all white friends and relationships and talk shit on american culture constantly, this isnt just them, this is common, if you dont speak hindi or punjabi you wont notice
Nobody wants this. Just stop.