Y me,
This is a horrible argument!
Then you should have refuted it. You only refuted the mashal, with the assumption that the z’chus of supporting Torah only works for those who do so willingly. The Brisker Rov is more equipped to to know whether this is true than you are. I hadn’t heard this story with the Divrei Yoel and the Rov, but I had heard the same sentiment from R. Chaim Brim, ZT”L. As far as it being gezel, that’s pure sheker, it’s perfectly legal.
On a 2nd note, you make the common and untrue assumption that the chareidim are the exclusive group of Jews learning Torah in E’Y. Not only is that not true, it’s a hauty remark that also only drives true chilonim away from yiddishkeit.
OP never said that the learning of non chareidim isn’t a z’chus. You made that up just to condescendingly call the OP haughty.
Mdd, I’m surprised that you even approved of the first two hate – filled paragraphs. You argument (which I disagree with – the gemara in Yevamos is not a raya bichlal) was tat it’s a chilul Hashem because they don’t understand. You never argued (at least I didn’t notice) that it’s gezel and is not a z’chus. Please reconsider.
GAW, there’s a lot of room between the loafers and R’ Yitzchok Elchonon. One doesn’t have to be a R’ Yitzchok Elchonon for his Torah to be a z’chus for klal Yisroel. The loafers will indeed have to give din v’cheshbon, but their inability to be otherwise productive is because of the medina’s rules which aren’t designed to accommodate them.