By Dennis Prager
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
In almost every area of American life, the better things
are, the worse it is for the Democratic party. And vice versa.
Marriage
Even today, after decades of feminism, most Americans
agree that it is better for women (and for men) — and better for society — when
women (and men) marry. Yet, when women marry, it is bad for the Democratic
party; and when women do not marry, even after — or shall we say, especially
after — having children, it is quite wonderful for the Democratic party.
Married women vote Republican. Unmarried women lopsidedly
vote Democrat.
It is both silly and dishonest to deny that it is in the
Democrats’ interest that women not marry.
Blacks
Blacks who are not angry at America, especially white
America, are more likely than those who harbor such anger to vote Republican.
On the other hand, the more a black American considers America a racist
society, the more he or she is a guaranteed Democratic voter.
Therefore, it is in the Democratic party’s interest to
ensure that as many blacks as possible regard America negatively. If Democrats
feel it will benefit their party, they will literally play with fire — the fire
of violence. Take Ferguson, Mo. No Democrat or Republican knows what happened
in Ferguson just before a black teenager was shot by a white policeman. The
only thing almost any American has known about Ferguson is that a white police
officer shot and killed a black teenager. Yet, while blacks in Ferguson
demonstrated, some violently, the reaction of Democrats — both politicians and
the mainstream left-wing media — has been to side with the demonstrators.
There does not appear to be any level of black anger at
white America that is too much for Democrats, who would rather see riots — no
matter how unwarranted — than potentially lose black votes.
Latinos
The more a Latino assimilates into American society, the
more likely he or she is to vote Republican. On the other hand, the more
Latinos continue to identify with the country they or their parents fled, the
more likely they are to vote Democrat.
Thus, Democrats and the rest of the Left have engaged in
two massive undertakings for decades: One has been to label Republicans
“nativist,” “anti-Hispanic,” “xenophobic,” and “anti-immigrant”; the other has
been to promote “multiculturalism,” the anti-assimilation doctrine that
cultivates ethnic identity over American identity.
Democrats repeatedly assert that America is “a nation of
immigrants.” This is undeniable. But there is a big difference today. In the
past, nearly all immigrants sought to become American and to shed their
previous national or ethnic identity. Today, many, perhaps a majority of,
immigrants from Latin America do not have that goal. They come primarily or
exclusively for economic benefits (and no one should blame them for doing so).
Meanwhile, under cover of “multiculturalism,” Democrats and the rest of the
Left cultivate these immigrants’ Latin American identities, knowing that the more
American an immigrant feels, the less likely he or she is to vote Democrat.
Victim identity
Americans who do not see themselves as victims — of an
“unfair” or “racist” or “misogynist” society — are more likely to vote
Republican. On the other hand, Americans who see themselves as victims of
American society are likely to vote Democrat.
Therefore, the Democratic party and its supportive media
cultivate victimhood among almost all Americans who are not white and male.
Dependency
The more Americans depend on themselves or on their
family or community, the more likely they are to vote Republican. On the other
hand, the more Americans depend on the government — whether for a job or for
economic assistance — the more likely they are to vote Democrat. Therefore, it
is in the Democrats’ interest to have more and more Americans depend on the
state.
In other words, in almost every area of life, the better
things are, the worse it is for the Democratic party. Democrats have placed
themselves in the role of benefiting from social and moral dysfunction.
And they have embraced this role. The Democratic party
cultivates singlehood, black anger at America, Latino separatism, victimhood,
group grievance, and dependency on government. Nor is this the only way in
which Democrats do terrible damage to America. They are also tearing America
apart, setting women against men (with such falsehoods as “the war on women,”
“the rape culture” at American colleges, and the nonsense that “women are paid
less for the same work”); blacks against whites; and Latinos against other
Americans. They do this because the less women see men as an enemy, the less
blacks regard whites as an enemy, and the more Latinos see themselves as
Americans, the worse it is for Democrats.
The Democratic party has been become a wholly destructive
force in this country. Even though you may not intend to, if you vote for any
Democrat, you contribute to that damage.
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