You know what else is a much bigger threat to public safety than either Antifa or other radical whites? Black male crime. But if Donald Trump had told Americans that “black males” were a greater threat to America than jihadists, he would have been in a world of trouble — and should have been, because even though it might technically be true, given the wildly disproportionate black male crime rate, for a politician to say that is nakedly pandering to racial fear and loathing.

That’s what Omar did with her white male comment. It’s perfectly rational to ask a Muslim woman who was making a bid for Congress to answer a question about jihadism — because it is perfectly rational for Americans to be concerned about Islamic terror. She could have answered the question any number of ways. But she chose to demonize white males. She did this, most likely, because in progressive circles, it’s normal to speak of white males as monsters. Most people in the progressive Congressional district she represents wouldn’t hold that against her.