"Who Are THE Chareidim?"

[Yisroel Markov]

Since someone asked, I'm linking to an answer.
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I've noticed that people like to talk about �The Chareidim�. Chareidim
do this, Chareidim do that, etc� Chareidim think this, Chareidim
believe this, etc� One gets the feeling from this that Chareidim are
one large, homogenous group, doing and feeling and thinking and
believing as one. One gets the impression that Chareidim are like the
Borg, one entity, one being, with one hive mind, thinking and acting
as one. [...]

We�re all individuals, and can only be responsible for ourselves and
what we do. Everyone should be judged based on their own merit, and
not because of something someone else does that you assume they agree
with.

I wanted to set the record straight on Chareidim. Chareidim are not a
unified group. There are so many different subtypes of Chareidim, and
within each subtype, there are other subtypes, and within those
subtypes, there are individuals with their own thoughts, feelings, and
actions.

Assuming that because one person is Chareidi, that he is similar to
someone else that is Chareidi, and therefore should be treated a
certain way because of what other Chareidim have done is
discrimination, plain and simple. Even making silent judgments in your
head about what that person probably is like/does/feels because he is
Chareidi is unfair stereotyping.

Full article at http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/who-are-the-chareidim/
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Yisroel "Godwrestler Warriorson" Markov - Boston, MA Member
www.reason.com -- for a sober analysis of the world DNRC
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[cindys]

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Thank you. Isn't this point I've made countless times on this forum?
Best regards,
---Cindy S.