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The sinah expressed here is beyond belief. Kilobear, it is obvious that you are Itzik_S who once said he would not be posting any more. (I guess under the same name.) You had mentioned that you were disgruntled at the state because of some classification for army purposes which gave you difficulty. I feel bad about that, but at least realize that everything you write is through this prism of a negiah which you have.
Those who hate the state, please tell me who you hate? The doctor who takes care of your child? The nurse who greets him with a smile? The farmer who grows your food? The truckdriver who brings it to the store? The storekeeper? The linesman who repairs electrical cables? The street cleaner? The scientists who work at developing cures, defense systems, desalinaization plants, agricultural methods? The mailman? The garbage man? The soldier who gives up all comforts to protect you at all hours of the day and night? THESE PEOPLE ARE THE MEDINAH. The medinah is not some abstract entity. It is people like you and me who work hard, want to put food on their table and be matzliach so the country can be matzliach. They are our beloved brethren who were moser nefesh to build this beautiful country which allows more Torah learning and has more shuls than at any time in the history of golus. They will go to any ends to rescue a Jew anywhere in the world if at all possible, and will openly welcome any Jew who needs a place of refuge. They took in the Russian Jews, the Ethiopians, anybody who could possible be our brethren. They welcome them with a smile although they cost much money and effort to get them settled. The prime minister often goes himself to welcome planeloads of Nefesh bNefesh olim.
The negativity expressed here is beyond comprehension. This is what the Aibershter wants, that we should hate the people who are the medinah, and think the whole world is terrible except for a few frum Jews. You made Hashem proud today, by really giving it to all those trashy lowlifes he created. How lucky you are to be in that special circle of the few on an exalted pedestal who are the virtuous, and not in the other 99% of the briyah which is trash and garbage. (Too bad Hashem had such a low success rate. Next time he will consult with you.)
Where is your ahavas yisroel and ahavas havriyos???
Don’t respond by saying that you love the people but just hate their state. You can’t tell an artist he is a great guy, but his work is garbage. You will have given him the worst insult possible by saying his life’s work is no good. You can’t tell the baker that his cake is horrible without insulting him personally. You can’t tell the cook that you love him, but his food is disgusting. The most important thing to a person’s well-being is to feel that he has not wasted his life in vain, but has accomplished someting useful for the world. This is elementary kochos hanefesh. And the truth is that these people have accomplished beyond any comprehension. They went in to a barren dessert surrounded by vicious enemies and they numbered only 600,000, and turned it into a thriving and happy country where yidden of all types have everything they need. The land brings forth its fruit to its childen who have returned. Ein lcha ketz miguleh mizeh. The gemara says anybody who lives in EY and speaks Hebrew has a chelek in olam haba.
I simply do not have the time or energy to argue with this raw hatred. Those who want to see the good in everything will see it. Those who don’t want to will not be able to. Mi haish hachafetz chaim ohev yomim liros tov. Who wants to live a long life, and loves more days to see good (*IN OTHER PEOPLE*). Ntzor lshoncho mera… That is the trick.