Sorry, meant to write “we forget to take note of the many things we do right.”
SJSinNYC: That’s talking about stealing, and not paying taxes isn’t stealing (WAIT there’s more coming nobody go into hysteria).
According to halacha, one absolutely may not steal from goyim. However, the only reason one has to pay up a debt to a goy is chillul Hashem: if the goy would forget about the loan, you would not be muchuyav to pay it back (it may be kiddush Hashem and a good idea, but it’s not a chiyuv). And not paying taxes falls into the category of not paying a debt, not stealing (after all, it’s my money that I’m keeping, not theirs). It’s still chillul Hashem, sheker,and assur, but it’s not halachicly stealing.
BP Totty: Totally agree. I have become far more tolerant of people with different opinions/hashkafos (since joining the CR.
aries2756: It’s not so much what you said as much as it as how you said it. You could have said “I think one of the main problems is when people judge too quickly” instead of “Its the same old “holier than thou” attitude and the “judgmental” attitude that Yiddin seem to have. Instead of understanding our obligation of “v’ahavta l’reiacha k’mocha” we are always busy with what’s right about us and wrong about the next guy. We lack the common aspects of respect and therefore feel it is OK to knock our fellow Jew.” Saying an attitude is wrong is fine: saying people with this attitude are wrong is already borderline. Talk about the issues, not the people.