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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They're a cult that happens to be Jewish.  They grow from within, by having their girls marry young and have large families.  They don't educate their children to state standards, so they are isolated and unable to make a living outside the cult.  They shun anyone who chooses to leave, preventing contact with friends, family, and children.  The leaders tell the community who to vote for, and they do in a large bloc, so they buy off politicians.  The leaders control a lot of money, but the community members get by on welfare and Medicaid.

There are similarities to fundamentalist Christian groups, but a big difference is that those groups usually establish themselves in rural areas so there is less interaction with outsiders.   Hasidics are currently in densely populated areas around NYC which leads to conflict with the people around them.   Their high birth rates mean the population is expanding, doubling in short time periods, so their need for housing is increasing rapidly and the infrastructure can't handle it and their neighbor's don't want the density.

I grew up near New Square and it's a huge issue.  It breaks my heart to see what they've done to the East Ramapo school district, which was a great school district when I went nearby 30 years ago. B[/quote]

Hi from one proud East Ramapo district graduate to another! It is truly heartbreaking to see what has happened in my hometown and to my high school. [/quote] 
Hi neighbor!  I actually went to Clarkstown South, but I enjoyed competing against East Ramapo and other Rockland high schools back in my Math and Academic League days :).  Yes, I was a geek.   We were all peers academically in those days, but much has changed.  The Hasidic population has grown so much they are encroaching on Clarkstown now.  I really don't know what will happen in the future.  People have seen what has happenned in East Ramapo, People elsewhere are much more aware and concerned.  [/quote]

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