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> needs to be interrogated stasi like
I usually skip immature language, looking for substantive arguments if any, but this is a good illustration what could go wrong when “Torah-self-true” community will get a majority of votes. Will their increased involvement in the world lead to adopting the good things that Esav developed in the last several centuries and discard the rest [the way R Meir was able with Acher], or will it adopt new technical capabilities without using them properly. We see this danger with lots of under-developed communities, where wilde chayos are using modern weapons and propaganda technologies to subdue population and attack neighbors (this probably started 100+ years ago – would nazis & commies be that successful without modern communications and weapons?). Obviously, observant Jews are not holding at the same level, but will we be able to read population surveys, understand how non-direct democracy works, deal in international affairs. If the plan is to have a religious majority in Israel in 10 years, and a charedi majority in 20 years – start designating 1000 students of Greek in the elementary school as Rabban Gamliel did, so that they’ll be ready to lead the nation in 30 years.
