Learning in Kollel is the ideal for every religious Jew.
Huh? what about all(most) the Tanoim, Amoraim, Rashi, and others who worked for a living?
What about Rav AL Stienmean was for the creation of working and army opportunities for people who cant/dont want to learn all day forever.
With so much pressure from within the Jewish community shaped from outside influences against learning in Kollel, we must hold strong and continue the Mesorah of our forefathers.
A bit of historical honesty(or if your ignorant, then knowledge) would be in appropriate.
The mesorah from our forefathers is NOT to learn in kollel. The Kovnah kollel (created by the alter of slabodka {Rav Noson Tzvi Finkel}) had a limit on how long you could learn there(I think 3 years) and it was only for people planning on becoming rabbis rabeim etc.
Historically NO SUCH THING EVER EXISTED. To say it has become necessary is a statement worthy of discussion/ debate /stating outright etc. But to say
“we must hold strong and continue the Mesorah of our forefathers” is to lie and counterfeit the menorah that we have.