CHICAGO—A problem of our modern age is that there are no adverse consequences for people who believe things at odds with reality: An LGBT activist in Chicago who marches under the “Queers for Palestine” banner never has to answer for what happens to actual queers in Gaza – or reconcile the fact that Israel is the only truly safe space for gay people in the entire Middle East.
Our overly cosseted society buffers us from the world’s harsh realities.
As the cost of delusions – beliefs at odds with observable reality – falls to zero, it’s no surprise that we have more fantastical thinking, particularly in progressive precincts where reality has become merely a construct.
One such hip delusion among young people in places like New York and Seattle and Chicago is to demonize Americans who’ve been financially successful. “Eat the Rich” is their cutesy phrase – though it’s not so cute when some spoiled scion shoots a health care executive in the back on the streets of Manhattan. The idea, we are told, is that billionaires and corporate elites hoard wealth stolen from the people, causing others to be poorer and struggle. So even those appalled at the thought of taking their lives think nothing of taking their money, and who cares if they leave – bye!
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