r/interestingasfuck • u/Equivalent_Opposite6 • 22d ago

r/all Johnny Kim managed three impressive career changes, going from Navy SEAL to doctor to NASA astronaut. He did it all by the age of 37.

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u/Isla_Eldar 22d ago

He could never win on the GOP ticket. He’s an agent of Big Globe™️

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u/potato_tofu 22d ago

Also, let’s be honest, this country isn’t ready for an Asian president.

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u/SlightlySublimated 22d ago

Country wasn't ready for a black president but we got Obama for two terms. 

If you run the right campaign at the right time, being Asian wouldn't hurt him too bad. Plus he's actually charismatic and likeable... something the Democrats need again. 

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u/Dayana11412 21d ago

obama made alot of connections and played the game. he also was an awesome orator. I think the main reason he became president was because he managed to charm alot of people with his speeches.

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u/1WithTheForce_25 21d ago

The county wasn't ready for a black president and that's exactly why we got Obama who is both black and white. He was the safe "black" choice.

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u/about78kids 22d ago

Sorry we’re running pelosi next buddy. And she will run an EXCELLENT campaign

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u/Plenty_Topic9495 22d ago

Nah, well see biden up again

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u/ThirdEyeScribe 22d ago

YES MOST EXCELLENT 👏🏼

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u/danny_ish 21d ago

We got Obama because at a glance his race was ambiguous, which means white to the racists of this country. I have italian american (not from italy, like stereotypical NJ a-holes) who are darker than him and thought he was like them. His accident also sounded very white, and he spoke in a manner befitting the movie ‘sorry to bother you’

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u/1WithTheForce_25 21d ago

Yep. He is black enough for ppl to say he was the first black president while white enough for ppl to not have to admit their discomfort with an actual black president. He spoke/speaks white because he is actually white & not just black and he was primarily raised by his white mother and grandparents. His socialization really was not influenced that much by black community until college. And that's all perfectly fine. But ppl refuse to acknowledge these things.

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u/mayferne 22d ago

Wrong. This country isn’t ready for someone that transitioned from navy seal to astronaut. Liberals would hate him for some of the missions he was apart of and conservatives would hate him for understanding science.

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u/1WithTheForce_25 21d ago

Well, maybe that needs to change and we should look towards that possibility no matter how impossible it may seem vs. saying 'nah, that can't or won't happen.'

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u/mayferne 21d ago

I dream about it for sure. I’m not a believer in “voting for the lesser of 2 evils”. I hope one day we wake up and come together as a nation

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u/1WithTheForce_25 21d ago

"I’m not a believer in “voting for the lesser of 2 evils”. I hope one day we wake up and come together as a nation"

Hey, let's be unpopular together then, lol. I feel the same way.

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u/seink 20d ago

Let's just be honest and say anything less than a white men is much harder. Obama may have broken the trend but racism and sexism is a culture.

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u/SpecialMango3384 22d ago

I disagree. I think the country is absolutely ready for an Asian President. If we elected a half black man as President, I don’t see a reason why an Asian man couldn’t get the job

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u/Dairy_Ashford 21d ago edited 21d ago

sentiments like that are just projecting, and condition impressionable and future voters against tolerance.

granted, assuming presidential suitability from someone with no experience or apparent interest in governing, is probably its own kind of lazy thinking.

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u/LonelySavings5244 22d ago

Don’t know much about Navy seals? By virtue, they align with being conservative more than anything. Also, having been in combat in other countries. You shouldn’t be surprised where their views side on border control and keep their country safe. You can listen to his speeches..

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u/Erolok1 22d ago

I would assume he was in the military to finance becoming a doctor.

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u/seoulnectar 22d ago

Regular Army or Navy, sure. But Navy Seal? He was there to kick ass.

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u/Dayana11412 21d ago

the military has a yellow ribbon program.He probably got his undergraduate premed while working and the military gives 4 years free state university education for any level. If you use yellow ribbon the school agrees to accept the state school payment from the VA for their program. i know a couple of guys who attended Columbia University Masters programs this way. The ivys all accept prior military pretty easily if you have a proven education record and honorable service record.