Avi KL I am happy living outside of New York (in a Blue state, where the goyim are not predominantly secular Jews, which probably explains why they are malicious towards us). I see no difference between a frum Jew “Schnorring” than from anyone who accepts government subsidies such as social security, WIC, SNAP, medicare, medicaid, student loans, subsidized or free education, not to mention corporate welfare (e.g. Amazon). At least our tradition is to make the schnorrer do something for the money so they feel like totally worthless. I find the presence of neighbors who routinely deal in mass murder and cosnider it normal (i.e. the Arabs) much more threatening than an occasional nut case.
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