According to the National Institute of Mental Health, people with suicidal ideations usually display warning signs.
For example, they may be overcome by sadness or rage, filled with hopelessness, or consumed by anger. Often, they withdraw from friends, make plans to die, or take extreme risks.
NIMH's checklist is for suicidal individuals, but these warning signs might also apply to moribund organizations. The Democratic Party, stunned and depressed by the election of Donald Trump, is showing distinct signs that it is contemplating self-destruction.
First, the Democrats are alienating their core constituency, just as suicidal individuals withdraw from their friends. The Democrats used to be the party of the Big Tent, made up of blue-collar workers, Catholics, labor unions, and ethnic Americans--particularly Irish Americans, Italian Americans, Jews, Blacks, and Hispanics. The Democrats also had a strong following among suburban women, who tend to be more liberal than their husbands.
But the Dems alienated all these groups. Its maniacal attachment to transgender sports turned off suburban women who don't like the idea of their soccer-playing daughters showering together with boys in the school gym.
The Biden administration alienated traditional Catholics when the news got out that the FBI considered them to be potential domestic terrorists.
Hispanics didn't like being labeled as Latinx, as leftists and Democratic operatives often do.
American Jews, once considered to be the bedrock of the Democratic Party, were horrified by the Democratic Party's high tolerance for antisemitism.
Suicidal individuals sometimes display fits of rage, and the Democrats also indulge in irrational bouts of anger. I can't count the number of times that Democratic politicians have spewed forth profanity-laced tirades against their political opponents. Foul-mouthed Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (no relation to Davey) has become the new face of the Democratic Party, and her colleagues have adopted her potty-mouth rhetorical style.
Finally, NIMH noted that suicidal individuals oftentimes engage in risky behavior, and again, this warning sign applies to Democratic politicians. Senator Alex Padilla and several other Democratic pols have been physically restrained for bizarre antics, and a couple of Democrats have been arrested for interfering with federal deportation operations.
What's ahead for the Democratic Party? I think it is fast becoming a self-destructive fringe group. Democratic leaders have given up all hope of becoming the majority political party in the United States. They now seek to seize political power through sowing chaos. In other words, they have become institutionally suicidal.
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