MO has certainly produced our share of Rabbanim, the fact that certain people do not see them as Gdolim is not our problem.
Rav Soloveitchik, Rav Lichtenstein, Rav Amital are just a few examples. Going further back, Rav Kook, Rav Kalisher.
Where do MO go when we need help? The same places that all Israelis go-
Hadassah Hospital, Shaarei Tzedek, MADA, etc etc. Do we use Yad Sarah? Sure. We also support Yad Sarah–form individual contributions, to paying for services, to huge government support. If you think for a minute that Yad Sarah is supported by Hareidim exclusively, you are completely divorced from reality.
And A600KiloBear’s statement that “If we lived according to Torah in EY, we would not need a state, nor would we have a fight with the Arabs.” defies belief. Sure. Right. There was no killing of Jews in E”Y (or anywhere else before the rise of Zionism. The rise of Arab nationalism was only because of the rise of Zionism. Anything else you want to blame on Zionism? The Shoah? How about Chmielnitzki?
As far as girls who do sherut leumi, more and more communities rely upon them to help teach, work with disabled children, etc. And as for the ones who do serve in the IDF (religious or secular) –plenty of them risk their lives as well. Certainly the opening of more tafkidim for girls has guaranteed that their contribution to the security to the state and people of Israel only rises. And your referring to Hareidim is laughable–putting themselves on the line indeed. Tell that to the solders who spend their time guarding Hareidi towns and the roads leading to them.
The fact that you come to Israel and only see malls does not mean that that is the only thing here. For that, I truly feel sorry for you–I have no other way to put it. In any event, if you find the medina such a terrible place, I am glad for you that nobody forces you to live here and see this “terrible” place day-to-day. Enjoy the Ukraine–paradise on earth–with such a history of welcoming the Jews.