” Let’s say that your account is true, ( I do find it hard to believe, because there are very few non Chabad kids in Chabad Yeshivas.) why would your parents have sent you to the wildest most off the wall “Yeshivas” in North America? ”
That post is unfair. To accuse a boy of lying because you cannot envision his situation is not an appropriate justification. I don’t think this suspicion toward posters is fair. I can think of a handful of reasons why he may be in his situation. And if he is living in some corner of yehopitzville where there are only him and a handful of meshichists, he can’t just “head off” somewhere else. I think we need to be a bit more supportive and empathetic and a bit less suspicious.
Outside of this one case, that advice really does not apply to you, SH, as you have been respectful, but calling every sound argument against Chabad teachings “hateful posts” is wrong. There are very legitimate reasons why people have tainas against Chabad and getting lectured on it is not obligating anyone to change their mind. If anyone is being hateful (besides GH’s typical), look at the digs and “jokes” putting down non lubavitch that CS keeps throwing out that have thus far gone without much public protest.
So enough of the calling racist. You can explain yourselves and take questions, and accept that many points being presented go against Torah as we know it, and we have an obligation to say so. Yes, each chassidus believes their rebbe is THE rebbe, but not one of them has trouble with others being in their own derech. So it’s not the same, it’s very specific to Chabad, and just as you defend the derech you are on, you can expect no less from us.
And lastly, I have to say that all that I have heard in these explainations have done more damage to my view of lubavitch’s authenticity than any yellow flag waving nutcase who lives on my block. Except for Seichel Hayashers balanced interjections, this thread has enlightened me to the extent that this lubavitch lifestyle you describe is much less connected to Judaism than I would ever have dared think on my own.