Dems' suicidal groupthink, Israel haters' anti-aid insanity and other commentary
Liberal: Dems' Suicidal Groupthink
Why, asks the Liberal Patriot's John Halpin, did Democrats' leaders ignore years of warnings about the party's 'setbacks and travails with working-class voters of all races' and how its 'economic and cultural agenda was falling flat with Americans across the country'? Maybe it was a 'groupthink' that fed a 'denial about the party's decline with black voters, Latinos, young people, and the working class'— all too often 'taken for granted as bedrock supporters of the party.' Groupthink brings 'the suppression of dissenting voices and rejection of information that doesn't fit the group's consensus,' and Dems foolishly 'told people to yell louder about how good the economy was doing' and how Trump was a threat 'to reproductive choice and democracy.' If the party won't 'confront' its 'deficiencies, it will never improve.'
Conservative: Israel Haters' Anti-Aid Insanity
You'd 'think the activist class would be pleased' at news that Israel, with American support, has launched the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation 'to get foodstuffs and other essentials to the benighted people of the war-ravaged Gaza Strip,' marvels Spiked's Brendan O'Neill, but 'they hate this initiative. Why? In 'their twisted minds, so addled by Israelophobia, everything Israel does is evil.' The United Nations claims GHF 'will 'militarise aid delivery,'' while the BBC's Jeremy Bowen 'insisted Israel should be working with the UN, not the US.' In fact, 'telling the suffering folk of the Gaza Strip not to accept the Jewish State's help,' despite their great need, is 'a kind of psychosis.'
Youth beat: Religion on the Rebound
After 60 years of 'devastating cultural losses,' Christians in America are making a comeback — thanks to the 'unexpected religiosity of Generation Z,' cheers John Hirschauer at City Journal. With the 'once-rebellious' left now dominating 'schools, workplaces and popular media,' religious faith 'has become a form of rebellion against a culture that rejects traditional values.' Findings from Pew Research: '63% of Americans now identify as Christian,' up from a low of 60% in 2022 — due to Gen Z's surprising fervor. 'Attend an Orthodox or traditional Catholic liturgy in any major American city, and you'll likely see young men in suits and even women in veils, worshipping much as their great-grandparents did.' Christianity still offers teens and young adults a sense of commitment and engagement — 'something the counterculture never truly could.'
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Feminist: Trans Lunacy Drives Away Women
When members of the Women's Liberation Front met with Sen. John Fetterman's chief of staff, he reportedly 'accused the women of lying about the importance of female-only spaces,' thunders Kara Dansky at The Hill. He was also dismissive of women 'leaving the Democratic Party over such treatment,' denied the fact 'that men are being housed in women's prisons' and 'that lesbians deserve their own spaces.' Fetterman and dozens of other Senate Democrats 'voted to block the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act in March.' All too many voters 'have had it with the Democrats,' largely 'because of the party's stubborn insistence on embracing gender identity and all things transgender.'
From the right: GOP Bill Improves Health Care
'Democrats are proclaiming that' the budget bill's 'modest Medicaid reforms are deadly,' but 'the bill would improve healthcare by expanding private insurance options, which provide better access and health outcomes than Medicaid,' argues The Wall Street Journal's editorial board. 'Medicaid recipients have less access to doctors than Americans with private insurance because of low government reimbursement rates.' Plus, 'most states farm out their Medicaid programs to managed-care organizations,' which 'lack a market incentive to improve provider networks or deliver healthcare more efficiently.' The GOP bill would let 'employers provide workers with tax-free contributions to buy insurance on the individual market' and 'let workers without employer coverage spend pre-tax income on premiums.' As Dems present 'a false choice between Medicaid and no insurance,' Republicans 'are offering better and less costly healthcare.'
— Compiled by The Post Editorial Board
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