I agree with your first point and wonder if your second point—about Jews being Democrats—has something to do with Christianity. Evangelicals are usually Republican, while Democrats tend to be more secular. Aren’t most Jews secular in deed if not in belief?
” Aren’t most Jews secular in deed if not in belief?”
The Jews I knew were the most anti-religious people I’ve known. I think, the ones I knew, were so smart, so successful that they believed religion was pure bunk for the stupid. What matters is religion is the foundation of Western philosophy and thought. Without it we are helpless when pitted against an Allah-believing* bunch of suicidal psychopaths. Whether God is real or not isn’t relevant. What’s important is the foundation religion gives culture. Without it we’d still be barbarians grubbing in the dirt.
* I was talking to a Muslim I worked with. He’d never said the word “divorce.” I had him write it for me. The reason was, he didn’t know if saying it three times had to be done all at once or it was cumulative. Since he couldn’t say it, he couldn’t ask anyone. When I said, so if you said it three times under your breath, alone in the shower it would happen? Who would hear? He pointed up and said, “Allah.” He thought Allah was listening to every word he said, even in the shower. That’s mind-numbing. Just imagine how bored God would be. Plus, it’s downright creepy. But it’s okay to kill people once they take over because Allah is okay with that. Yes, that was an actual conversation. He had no problem telling me I’d be killed when they took over. He was the “moderate” Muslim. And dumb as a box of rocks.