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I was raised as a misnagid, and therefore I have been trained from birth to find fault in chassiduk thought In general and lubavitch in particular.
That said I want to express my hakoras hatov to lubavitch. I benefit on a consistent basis from their efforts. My office is not in a frum neighborhood and the closest shul is a lubavitch shteibel. Due to the tireless efforts of the rabbi , I am able to daven mincha. He draws in many quasi frum people who probably wouldn’t daven if not for his efforts. He patiently explains the tefillos and puts on tefillin.
I travel fairly frequently for work. As far as the Far East . I have been zocheh to experience amazing Shabbos seudos attended by an incredibly diverse crowd. The difference between Shabbos alone in a hotel room vs minyamin and kosher food is a true chesed to thousands of yidden worldwide every week (don’t worry litvaks, I always inquire about the kashrus from well informed people)
These shlichim dedicate their lives to helping yiden. So why the need for harassment instead of hakoras hatov?