“So can we all agree that the root cause of these various problems is not lack of appreciation of the importance of adherence to Halacha or of treating people correctly, but of just not thinking things through? “
no, i dont think so at all. i think it is born of the intrinsic need to feed the ego/compensate for insecurities.
I would like to request leave this conversation without being accused of walking out. I have noticed both you and yekke, at least twice, twisting the points around a bit in the fashion of – yes, blue is correct, so we are both agreeing with blue and red, lovely – and I don’t.
I cannot decide if this is deliberate (or denial?) but i try to stick to a “policy” that if I can’t make my point understood after a few tries, it is best to call it a draw.