I'd say that this is their substitute. Getting a life involves responsibility, foresight and vision, and goal setting. I'm sure that this perpetual childish victimhood is much easier and immediately rewarding.
You cannot argue logically with these liberal haters. Politics and destruction of the right are their religion. No amount of argument will be persuasive, just as those of us who have a real religion can't be swayed by mere argument. Actually, liberalism may not be their religion, since religions generally have some sort of purpose and add meaning to life. Certainly however, logic and rationality do not play a part in these people's lives. It would be funny were it not so sad.
Unfortunately, there are legitimate liberal positions to be taken on most subjects (I disagree with them, but they are legitimate). We all lose when we are not called upon to rationally defend our positions.
Well, if vision and goal setting are criteria for getting on the front page of the WaPo, I'd say she pulled off that part. Then there's the thing where people belittle life experiences had by others, that they don't share, which is much easier and immediately rewarding for them, too, than simply pulling the wings off flies. Or putting firecrackers in the mouths of frogs. While we're on the speculative subject of warped childhoods.......