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So we are all in agreement? Dr Friedman believes that the Haredi way of life is parasitic, and seeks to end it using IDF conscription. This implies that activists for “Equality of Burden” are at least partially motivated by the desire to eradicate Haredism, and consequently, that they believe that IDF conscription of youth will lead to this outcome. Now we don’t have to agree with them, maybe they are wrong and enlisting in the IDF will not hurt the Haredi way of life, but it’s still a relevant tidbit.
Here is another fun tidbit: a dictionary entry. Pay special attention to the third definition.
genocide (countable and uncountable, plural genocides)
The systematic and deliberate destruction of a group of people, typically by killing substantial numbers of them, on the basis of their ethnicity, religion, or nationality.
(by extension) The systematic killing of substantial numbers of people on other grounds.
(by extension) The systematic suppression of ideas or practices on the basis of cultural or ethnic origin; culturicide.