@ Is it time for truth
I’m not following. First you respond that Rabbi Moshe Meiselman and Rabbi Dovid Gottlieb are “1000% not” MO them you say “if they are anything they’re either anti MO or very Far right wing MO”
Is that contradiction or just legal speak?
Also,
I wasn’t setting up a strawman or putting phrases in peoples mouths. Just trying to figure out why CTL was labeled MO when he identified himself as a classic litvak. Based on his posts
1) Hw has an advanced secular education (law)
2) He has a profession (attorney)
3) He is financially successful
4) He is politically active
5) He likes nice cars (Jaguar) and quality furniture (based on a previous post)
So, let’s turn this into a multiple choice question. Based on the above why would someone be compelled to label him MO?
take your time…
The answer is #1.
No one thinks having money posuls you from classic litvishkeit. Political activism doesn’t either (think Agudah in America and Degel is EY). So cross off 3&4.
I know that #5 is a tempting contender but it’s the wrong answer. Here is why. To give that answer you would have to compare the vehicle and furniture choices of successful politically active attorneys in his locale amd determine that the possession of such items is not the norm.
Surely having a job (#2) doesn’t disqualify CTL from being a classic litvak.
He doesn’t claim to be a famous Rosh Yeshiva who make large weddings for his grandkids so that can’t be the problem.
That leaves #1, having a secular education. So that’s what I addressed.