Inspired by Trump, Hasidic Backlash Grows Over Virus Rules.

[elleng]

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Orthodox Jewish leaders have seen a growing, raucous faction of young men in the community, tired of pandemic guidelines and resentful of the secular authorities.

*The tense scene spoke to what many Orthodox leaders said they had been seeing for weeks: a growing, raucous faction of young men in the community, tired of pandemic guidelines and resentful of the secular authorities, who are taking their cues from the broader right-wing movement in society, including from President Trump.

For months, misinformation and rumors about the virus, some inspired by Mr. Trump, have spread widely in forums like WhatsApp that are popular with ultra-Orthodox New Yorkers, according to numerous interviews with Hasidic leaders and community members.'>>>

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/15/nyregion/orthodox-protests-borough-park.html

Unfortunate

[TreasonousBastard]

1. Long before Trump, Rockland County was scourged by measles and other disease outbreaks because...

some rabbis decided vaccines weren't Kosher. This nonsense was challenged by most rabbis, but, as too often happens,
the louder mouths carried the day. And it filtered down to Williamsburg and Borough Park..

These are the Satmar, an Hasidic clan, with maybe 70,000 members. They are in the news a lot, but generally get along with their neighbors kinda like Amish get along with theirs. Sometimes there's an unavoidable culture clash, but it usually gets talked out.

Once again, the First Amendment does not let you become a public menace.

[elleng]

2. Right, the First Amendment does not let you become a public menace.