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The Bais Halevy says in his Sefer HaBitachon that many Rofim don’t know what they’re doing, and may often make matters worse. So who are you to trust?
The way I always approached this matter is: I have full Bitachon in the Rebono Shel Olam that the Dr. that I see is a Sheliach from Him, and that what the Dr. says is complete Hashgacha. Who really knows the workings of man? Therefore I acknowledge and accept that my daas is nothing, and that the Rebono Shel Olam will send the appropriate sheliach for my health concerns. I therefore follow what my Dr. says, being boteach that this is what Hashem has decreed for me and it’s for my benefit. This way, I never have to question what my Dr says and as a result I have a lot more menuchas hanefesh that I’m in the right Hands. This method also extends to public knowledge of medicine and vaccines in general. We go basar rov, and are ultimately boteach in Hashem that He is the Rofeh Umirapeh.About what the Bais Halevy says, the reason for this is because people are too boteach in their own daas, either that the Dr is right or wrong. So Hashem sometimes sends them a little message that they’re relying on the wrong things, and will ultimately realize that Ein Od Milvado.
You cannot make money. Nobody can make money; all your parnasa is determined on Rosh hashana, and there’s nothing you can do to get more or less. The reason people work is because it’s “Derech Eretz” the way of the world, and that we are only awarded our parnasa through toil, as the pasuk says “B’zais Apecha Tochal Lechem”. There are many different ways someone is Amal in this world, however the Mishna in Avos states that a person who is mekabel the Ol Torah throws off the Ol of Malchus (Government) and Ol Derech Eretz. Now to be Amal in Torah (properly) is probably the most difficult thing to do, and very few can do it. This is why many end up “getting a job” or just pretend to be Kollel guys and squander their time (and constrict their parnassa because of it). Ultimately, there is a need for Ameilus, how you do it does not matter for parnassa except it has to be done. But the true Kollel guy will always be able to say Anu Ameilim v’Heim Ameilim…Anu mekabel sachar v’heim aino mekablem sachar. If you want an excellent, in depth perspective on this please see R’ Yisroel Brog’s shiurim on Torah Anytime: Bais Halevy on Betachon.
SN, you seem to have very little understanding of how things work in this world. Do you really think we’re on the level of the Am HaNivchar? That’s besides the point. The first thing you need to understand is that there is nothing that any person can do without Hashem Yisborach decreeing it first, and once it’s decreed there’s little one can do to change it. Goyim in particular cannot do a thing to a Yid since they are direct shluchim from Hashem, as the posuk says Ki Lashem Hamilucha Umoshel BaGoyim. Now, when threatened by bodily harm from the Goyim, this is a direct message from Hashem. No amount of reciprocated violence will help the situation; and a person must be mevakesh rachamim and do teshuva gamur so that maybe he will be saved. When threatened by spiritual harm (I.E. restricting Shechita, Bris Milah) this is Maaseh Satan, and should be fought, with violence if necessary. We learn this from Chanuka and Purim. The Chashmonaim were given reshus to fight a Milchamas Hashem because they realized that the weakness of Am Yisrael was a spiritual weakness, which the Yevanim were the embodiment of. Purim, on the other hand, was a direct threat of extermination and Mordechai understood that the only solution was Tzom, tefillah and teshuva. There is much to say on the subject, but I’d just like to conclude that its very important to have a basic level of Emuna and Betachon, and understanding of why these things happen, before making bold and rash statements.
P.S. I do concede that condemning the violence is pointless, since you’re condemning the puppet’s actions in the Hands of his Master.