Israeli Jews are right wing, but American Jews are left wing. So American Jews aren’t allies of the right, but Israel is a kind of ideal state for the right.
Hamas and Muslims in general are some of the worst people on the planet, so of course you’re going to side with Israel over them.
American Jews are also rich and powerful, everyone wants rich powerful people in their side.
Around a third of American Jews voted for Trump, including a majority of the Orthodox. Even many American Jewish Democrats are centrists and critical of the woke, illiberal left. So "American Jews aren't allies of the right" is an oversimplification. Especially since October 7, a significant portion of American Jews have reexamined prior assumptions about liberalism and the left more broadly. Of course, there are strident Jewish leftist voices, but the community is far from a monolith.
The numbers I’ve seen from 2024 show Jews voting a bit further for Kamala, but I’m even if I took your numbers a 66/33 split would be hyper partisan.
When most people think “Jews” they don’t think of the ultra orthodox. They think Seinfeld. Modern ashkanazi. Reform Jews, the largest group, voted 84% Harris.
Yes, once DEI came for the Jews many turned against it. But up until it came for the Jews they were fine with it. If DEI gets revised to move Jews from oppressor to oppressed again, many will make their peace with it. It’s a transactional problem, not a fundamental rejection of the principals.
A long running social phenomenon is that evangelical Christians have very positive views of Jews while Jews have very negative views of evangelical Christian’s. It’s probably one of the most unrequited loves in social science.
If October 7th wasn’t enough to really change Jews opinions en mass, I don’t think anything will.
The Orthodox are the fastest-growing segment of the American Jewish population. So while you're correct that Reform Jews are hyper-Democratic, Reform is also on the decline over the long term. Another important demographic trend is that young Democratic voters are far more anti-Israel than older ones. The Democratic Party leadership doesn't reflect this shift yet, but when it does, we're likely to see a larger Jewish move to the right. (Many Jews will also remain on the left, but this will be part of a larger communal split that we're already starting to observe.)
I disagree with your take on DEI, because DEI is fundamentally anti-meritocratic. Jews benefit from meritocracy and don't require affirmative action or special handouts. I also don't see how, ideologically, DEI could "get revised" to declare Jews oppressed, because the notion of "white privilege" (which Jews supposedly benefit from) is fundamental to its entire ethos. Per the poll numbers I referenced above, the left is also likely to become even more anti-Israel over time, which means we can expect further minimizing and excusing of anti-Jewish hostility, as long as it's coded as anti-Zionism.
This may sound nuts, but I think we are in a "take what you can get" moment. In other words, I'll take the actions of the administration because they are good for us at this time. The actions and words of the Dems, both elected and the base, are firmly against us, right now. At such time as those things chance, we should make the appropriate changes ourselves.
Israeli Jews are right wing, but American Jews are left wing. So American Jews aren’t allies of the right, but Israel is a kind of ideal state for the right.
Hamas and Muslims in general are some of the worst people on the planet, so of course you’re going to side with Israel over them.
American Jews are also rich and powerful, everyone wants rich powerful people in their side.
Around a third of American Jews voted for Trump, including a majority of the Orthodox. Even many American Jewish Democrats are centrists and critical of the woke, illiberal left. So "American Jews aren't allies of the right" is an oversimplification. Especially since October 7, a significant portion of American Jews have reexamined prior assumptions about liberalism and the left more broadly. Of course, there are strident Jewish leftist voices, but the community is far from a monolith.
The numbers I’ve seen from 2024 show Jews voting a bit further for Kamala, but I’m even if I took your numbers a 66/33 split would be hyper partisan.
When most people think “Jews” they don’t think of the ultra orthodox. They think Seinfeld. Modern ashkanazi. Reform Jews, the largest group, voted 84% Harris.
Yes, once DEI came for the Jews many turned against it. But up until it came for the Jews they were fine with it. If DEI gets revised to move Jews from oppressor to oppressed again, many will make their peace with it. It’s a transactional problem, not a fundamental rejection of the principals.
A long running social phenomenon is that evangelical Christians have very positive views of Jews while Jews have very negative views of evangelical Christian’s. It’s probably one of the most unrequited loves in social science.
If October 7th wasn’t enough to really change Jews opinions en mass, I don’t think anything will.
You can see an election-by-election comparison of American Jewish voting numbers at https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jewish-voting-record-in-u-s-presidential-elections. There are conflicting numbers, but this source cites 32% support for Trump.
The Orthodox are the fastest-growing segment of the American Jewish population. So while you're correct that Reform Jews are hyper-Democratic, Reform is also on the decline over the long term. Another important demographic trend is that young Democratic voters are far more anti-Israel than older ones. The Democratic Party leadership doesn't reflect this shift yet, but when it does, we're likely to see a larger Jewish move to the right. (Many Jews will also remain on the left, but this will be part of a larger communal split that we're already starting to observe.)
I disagree with your take on DEI, because DEI is fundamentally anti-meritocratic. Jews benefit from meritocracy and don't require affirmative action or special handouts. I also don't see how, ideologically, DEI could "get revised" to declare Jews oppressed, because the notion of "white privilege" (which Jews supposedly benefit from) is fundamental to its entire ethos. Per the poll numbers I referenced above, the left is also likely to become even more anti-Israel over time, which means we can expect further minimizing and excusing of anti-Jewish hostility, as long as it's coded as anti-Zionism.
This may sound nuts, but I think we are in a "take what you can get" moment. In other words, I'll take the actions of the administration because they are good for us at this time. The actions and words of the Dems, both elected and the base, are firmly against us, right now. At such time as those things chance, we should make the appropriate changes ourselves.
And yeah, the options are truly shit.
Do better.
That wasn’t one of the poll options.