Yernaz Ramautarsing ook ontdekt in Amerika

Last week was a big one for Yernaz and his Facebook page. After De Volkskrant ran a piece about it on Thursday, Yernaz was invited to appear that evening on a popular national TV discussion program. He ended up making a fool out of a fellow guest, legendary Dutch entertainer Freek de Jonge – a smug lefty of a certain age who is used to having his opinions applauded, not challenged. (Think Barbra Streisand.) De Jonge, who oozed confidence at the outset of the exchange, plainly thought he could dismiss Yernaz with a couple of snotty putdowns; instead, he ended up being handily dispatched by the young upstart. Indeed, De Jonge revealed himself – or, rather, Yernaz revealed De Jonge – to be one of those proudly outspoken lockstep leftists who are so accustomed to being agreed with that, when actually challenged, they prove utterly incapable of defending their views.

If a political career doesn’t seem viable, he may start a think tank. In any case, he’ll definitely keep writing. Whichever direction he ends up taking, though, one thing’s for sure: he’s only begun to show how much difference one gutsy, dissenting voice for freedom can make.

Hilarische televisie: cabaretier Freek de Jonge die verbaal compleet wordt afgeserveerd door een jonge spraakwaterval. En deze ontwapenende jongeman betitelt presentatoren Pauw en Witteman ook nog als salonsocialisten.

De 26-jarige Yernaz Ramautarsing durft tegendraads te zijn. „Niet om te schoppen of te provoceren, maar om te debatteren.” De student politicologie aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam is in het nieuws omdat hij op Facebook het meldpunt ’Linkse indoctrinatie op mijn universiteit’ opzette. „Ik heb al 2195 likes.”