>>>I choose to listen to people who are more religious,
Making a living off being vitriolcy anti-Zionist doesn’t make you more frum. As the Satmar Rebbe put it “anyone who wants to can become a kanoi overnight”
>>>because even if they’re biased, they’re airing on the right side
If they are too extreme and emotional about the issue they very likely are NOT on the right side. I’m sure Shapiro didn’t bother informing you that Ponevich fly’s the Israeli flag on Yom Haaztmut, Rav Shach used to daven in a shul that said Hallel and Yom Haatmut (he himself never said it but he didn’t walk out in protest either and by far of most importance, Rav Shach strongly felt that Shapiro’s group and their ilk are the cause of a lot of the hatred to the frum world in Israel due to their endless standoffish and confrontational behavior with secular Israelis. I go with Rav Schach and the many other Gedoley Torah who felt that Shapiro and co are doing the WRONG thing.
>>>The biases of a person who wishes to further Torah and minimize sin is better to me than that of leftists
Having read Shapiro’s book it has nothing to do with Torah and minimizing sin. It has to do with propaganda and trying convince you that secular Israelis today are collectively responsible for the attitudes and behavior of people who are long dead. If he is going to plagiarize from the Chazon Ish the title “The Wrong Battle” would be a far better title for his book than the one he choose.
Rabbi Shapiro is a brilliant person with so much to offer the frum world. In times like today when Yiddishkeit is under attack from all sides, there is so much he could accomplish for the frum world and Torah.Had he written a 1300 page book against the CURRENT enemies of Torah and their ideologies he would be from the strongest spokesman for and defenders of Torah Judaism in our time. His former website, frumteens, was a lifesaver for some. Tragically he closed that website down and chose to use his talents and energy to fight people and ideals that are long dead. Chaval!