About Time:
Don’t worry, I’m not the type to be fazed by a few harsh words. I will continue to follow the opinion of the Gedolai Yisroel, not some anonymous bloggers. But I do appreciate the encouragement.
ifti99:
“The arrogance among some of you is simply astounding. And I say this as someone whose relatives came to this country way before most of you in the 18th century. You think all Zionists are gamblers and drug dealers?”
AT never made such a blanket statement. He simply said that “From Zionism shall spring forth controllers of gambling in Bucharest, Prague, and Budapest, drug dealers in Thailand,” etc. Which is not too much of stretch; after all (as R’ Aharon Feldman points out in Eye of the Storm), Israel has a significant mafia and is the world’s number one exporter of prostitution; not quite a “light unto the nations”.
“You have had ample time to work out a solution on the draft. Instead, your response has been like the Arabs… NO NO NO!”
The Zionists have had ample time to work out a solution with the Palestinians. Instead, their response has been like the Arabs… NO NO NO! Why? Because they don’t think there is any reasonable room for compromise. The same applies to the Chareidim; they will not compromise on what they believe to be right.
“OK, what do you think will happen now? Think chareidim will go to jail instead?”
There aren’t enough jail cells in the country for all the Chareidim. What will they do, set up ghettos? Detainment camps? How do you think that would play out in the international media?
“the hatred some of you have toward anyone who doesn’t agree with you is just plain wrong.”
You are the one here that has been lobbing false insults, accusations, and generalizations ad nauseum. Perhaps you should take a long, hard look in the mirror before parroting the same old “anybody wearing black hates his/her fellow Jews”. Being anti-zionist does not make one a sonei yisroel.
HIE:
“Who are you to argue with gedolim of our generation. They are the people who know and will guide us what to do.”
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