Progressive moment is done, Kamalas energy dishonesty and other commentary

“The progressive moment is well and truly over,” argues the Liberal Patriot’s Ruy Teixeira — because many of its ideas “were pretty terrible and most voters, outside the precincts of the progressive left itself, were never very interested in them.”For example, “loosening restrictions on illegal immigration was a terrible idea and voters hate it.”So too with “promoting lax law enforcement and tolerance of social disorder,” “insisting that everyone should look at all issues through the lens of identity politics” and “telling people fossil fuels are evil and they must stop using them.”“Voters clearly aren’t buying what progressives are selling” and “the backlash against these ideas is strong.”That’s why Kamala Harris “is furiously back-pedaling from all these positions.”Israel’s critics are “complaining about Israeli humanitarian-aid policy while Hamas is hoarding the aid that does come in and starving its own people,” fumes Commentary’s Seth Mandel.Israel can’t deliver the aid itself, as any safe system “would look a lot like an IDF occupation.”The UN Gaza team can’t handle “the most basic customs rules, including requiring ID from anyone entering the war zone and an accurate listing of the contents of the deliveries.”Yet critics erupted over “reports that Israel is considering hiring private security firms to deliver aid.”Fact is, “the most realistic solution is to let Israel win the war already and defeat Hamas, whose existence is the barrier to feeding and supplying the Palestinian residents of Gaza.”  Subscribe to our daily Post Opinion newsletter! Please provide a valid email address.By clicking above you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

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