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i beg your pardon, why were klal yisroel commanded and warn again and again to kill out ALL the goyim in E”Y before settling ? not exact quate “so that you won’t learn from their bad ways… their avoda zara etc. ” yes a lot of things we have are from the goyish culture. but note : today no one wears black hats, its used to differentiate ourselves. “shelo shinu es malbusham” i’ve never seen a guy in a streimel. and hate to break it to you, but think of it, what would you think if you were a goy when you see a man walking with a fur hat in 90-100 degree sweltering humid whether?
culture is definitely not ALL the problem but it is a big chunk. AND don’t forget – even the goyim have gotten lower and worse thereby effecting us too.