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I saw that the rabbi wrote that there is demagogy in the claim of certain Haredim that disdain for the sounding of the horn on Holocaust Remembrance Day and the remembrance of the fallen IDF soldiers gives the secularist a taste of what happens to the Haredi when their values, such as Shabbat, are disdained.
I would be happy if the Rabbi could expand on what exactly is demagogic about this claim.
I no longer remember what and where I wrote. I think there is a degree of justice in this comparison (and I think I wrote that too once) but also a bit of demagogy. There is a difference between the two sides of this equation.
Those who do not believe in Shabbat should not respect it. There is no reason why those who cherish Shabbat should be able to demand demands from those who do not. And if they do, it is no wonder that people protest against it. On the other hand, Memorial Day is about showing gratitude to people thanks to whom we are all alive here. It is an obligation on everyone, regardless of worldview. No one denies the value of showing gratitude to those thanks to whom I am alive. I suppose that if Haredim had chosen to remember in a different way (not by standing and blowing the horn), although I think it is nonsense, people would accept it with more understanding. But disrespect for the memory itself (and not just the way and manner of remembering, the laws of the Gentiles) is an ugly thing and there is no reason to accept it. On the other hand, there is nothing ugly about not respecting Shabbat. It is a matter of controversy.
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