. . "And it appears to betray a certain amusing historical naivety.In their argument of why it is necessary to ban Rabbi Slifkin's books, they cite none other than Ramchal, Rav Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, from Mesillat Yesharim: Yet the spirit of the Western world, in its media, in its science, in its art, in its politics, is a challenge to the authentic Torah spirit from the floor to the rafters." . .