Tag, I really hope you are not one of those people on facebook or online who are part of the anti-rabbi Mizrachi groups and campaigns.
I had the pleasure of meeting rabbi Mizrachi twice and keenly follow his Kiruv Organization. I can respect if someone disagrees with him on some points but I can never respect the people who are online attacking him.
Other than that, sadly some Haredim have known to be extremists like the ones who waste their life outside of girl's schools in Israel calling little girls "shikse" just going to schools that they don't like. Fair enough, we don't like those people.
But to the haredim who actually study Torah all day, watch their eyes and keep a fulfilling Torah life, I feel that they are protecting Israel in a spiritual way.