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In America, Agudah is a communal organization serving the best itnerests of the frum community, unlike in Eretz Yisrael where it has degenerated into a political party focused on gaining patronage and favorable actions for their members. They wisely avoid partisan matters. One should note that unlike the secular “Jews” who have totally cast their lot with one party, frum Jews are involved with both parties and attempt to work with whomever manages to win the elections. Which party an individual favors is up to the individual. You seriously oversimplify matters to assume that party politics is something with “black and white” answers.
To use the above examples, one party favors reducing “our taxes” but in doing so raises them on affluent persons whose contribiutions fund communal activities (note that in New York, any frum person affected by the new caps on mortgage and SALT deductions is also probably a major donor to frum institutions). Support for “pro-life” candidates if theoretically correct, but many of the pro-life goyim oppose abortions even when the mother faces certain death otherwise.
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