HaKatan: I do not know anything about R’ Schwab’s and R’ Schachter’s relationship nor have I seen R’ Schwab’s response to R’ Schachter. I have, however, seen what R’ Schachter writes on this issue and have heard him discuss it in Shiurim on YUTorah many times. Never does he cite “Nationalism” or random S’varas about this. He bases his Shittah in the Rambam, Sefer HaChinuch, the Minchas Chinuch, and others. It is very much a Torah-based opinion. It is possible R’ Schwab did not understand it as such, for whatever reason, but that doesn’t change the fact that R’ Schachter did no such thing.
And your lack of knowledge (refusal to acknowledge) of ways Talmidei Chachamim speak is glaring. All the way back to the Tannaim, we have cases of major Talmidei Chachamim strongly insulting each other. Read how the Ra’avad refers to the Rambam and the Ba’al Hamaor. You are being foolish, deceitful, disingenuous, and slanderous to insinuate that when a Talmid Chacham (especially a Yekke) makes a disparaging remark about another it means he disregards the latter’s entire way of life rather than just strongly disagreeing with an opinion. Even here, DY and Popa have both had very harsh words for certain opinions of mine in the past (and I for opinions of theirs), because that is the nature of Torah. I don’t think any of us have any personal or religious animosity for one another because of it. Ad’raba, it creates a stronger relationship. Your attempts to portray the case as being the opposite are, for lack of a better word, evil.