I have a lot of respect for Hasids in creating a United community within their respective sect. Lakewood gave Trump his highest percentage vote total in NJ, and most of the precincts in Brooklyn that voted for Trump were Hasidic. Amazing how the Jewish population in Brooklyn has grown while the old “white et’nics” have all but disappeared.
If the poor AA folks in Greenville are upset with the Hasids then they can always walk across the street to Bayonne.
The ultra orthodox have an admirably close knit, high trust community. There are at least a few downsides - they are supposed to settle all disputes in house, not with civil authorities. They’ve handled the problem with pedophile rabbis and teachers as poorly as the Catholic church handled its pedophile problem.
They also shun the outside world. In Lakewood the little children would not even look at me when I walked by on the street, I’ve never seen anything like it. IMO, the u.o. are indifferent to the welfare of the outside community.
Lakewood could have turned out for Hillary if that’s what the leaders said. New Square voted for her en masse when she ran for Senate in NY while Kiryas Joel went for Lazio. An online search just revealed the Satmar and Skver leaders supported Hillary in 2016.