Jews have given up on God and worship the state.
I’ve noticed the more secular they are, the more liberal they are. But that would apply to the general population as well.
Answer: Genetics!
We have some Jewish friends whose daughter and grandchild lives in Israel. They are conservatives. My Jewish friend since second grade who I still see frequently is a liberal. We didn’t start arguing about politics until the 3rd grade.
American Jews are Leftists first, Jews second and Americans third.
A very sizable pct. of Dems (50%) are closet anti-Semites. Very shortly they would pass laws forfeiting the wealth of most Jews and other rich Dems. Outright oppression i.e. pogroms would not be far behind.
. . . for the same reason so many of them worshiped the golden calf while Moses was occupied upon Mt. Sinai.
According to the Talmud,one of the highest virtues is altruism, so Jews must be altruistic. And altruism is one of the fundamental pillars of libtardism.
Many of those immigrants and their children, grandchildren never lost that allegiance to the Dem Party. For many, Republicans were always identified with the east coast, effete Republicans who denied them jobs and entry into universities.
There was also a radical leftist segment of Jews who were active in European politics who were also shut out from society and sought a new society through Marxism. While many American Jewish Dems were full-bore capitalists, other Jews (Chomsky, Zinn, etal) kept alive the radical leftist tradition.
American Jews are not quite as uniform in their voting as Blacks. In 1980 40% of Jews voted for Reagan. That's a sizable amount for a candidate who was so openly conservative. That means there's hope that American Jews can again see the light and give up on the destructive Democrat Party.
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> “Why Are Jews Liberal?”
Not all are liberal but the majority are for a simple reason.
Jews are a minority. Republicans are predominately White Christian. Jews therefore go to the party that they think gives them more leverage.
But that ignores the fact there are many fine prominent Jewish Conservatives. But such Jews are a minority inside a minority.
I need a Not This Sh** Again Guy wearing a yarmulke.
I can tell you that not one of my liberal Jewish family or acquaintances thinks about Napoleon when he or she votes. Lovely historical essay, but it’s far more psychological and simple:
NON ORTHODOX JEWS ARE COWED BY MOCKING AND LOSING PERSONAL CONNECTIONS when they go conservative. Most of them, like most of humans, want to be accepted in their own tribe. So they won’t stick their heads up for ridicule.
How do I know this??? BECAUSE I STUCK MY HEAD UP. I had to endure things at large groups like “you aren’t a member of the [disgusting look comes across face] Tea Party, now, are you?” We got the same Chanukah gift at the big party for two straight years way back when: Bob Dole’s Book of Wit. Because Conservative. We got dissed, we got avoided. We got their best arguments, in a family setting where you need to be respectful. It’s hard to endure and most don’t want to.
However, since Coming Out as a Conservative (if I’d come out as a lesbian I’d have been the VIP of every fsmily event I am sure, with people dying to be “close to me” to show how cool they were to have a gay niece or cousin etc), other people who are still closeted have sidled up and privately told me they were voting Romney etc. That is the best they can do. Put that cool Obama sticker on the Benz but secretly vote against him.
They are cowed. THAT IS WHY. They want to be cool and accepted. And black friends have told me it is the same thing in their culture.
Interesting question. Many “highly” educated people are more liberal and tend to be less religious. Many, not all. As a culture Jewish people tend to be well educated. Since 1901, the year it was first awarded, 193 of 855 Nobel Prizes were awarded to Jews. That’s 23%. Jews make up .2% of the world’s population. Almost all the Jewish people I know are atheists. Granted its a small sample, but it is what it is. I also acknowledge that I live in a predominantly liberal area ( Boston, MA)
Love Spengler’s writing. So brilliant. Nice to see it here on FR.