ben- because choosing to associate with a movement or organization inherently lends credenc to it, and associates you with it. if im a national socialist or communist, i have associated myslef with hitler yms or stalin yms. even if i dont like them, and even if i hat them, and disapprove of so many things they did, im still creating that association. so if the mizrachis and zionists would come out and say,” herzl was a rasha, we hate his guts, but we love EY”, as most of the normal frum world has done, thats great. but if you say, lets name countless streets, parks, and gardens after this kofer, who hated HKBH vitoraso, you cant really claim to be disassociated from the underlying themes of that movement. like kfira. just call it something else, and stop making the state into something holy.
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