@ Midwest2
“the whole business of labeling other Jews with denigrating labels – MO, Chassidish, Litvish – or any label at all, is revolting”
For the most part the above labels are not denigrating. People tend to self identify with certain kahilot. What is revolting is
1) Negative stereotypes about the groups
2) Historical revisionism
3) When assimilation is only regarded as such when it cuts to the left
4) When a 9TH GENERATION frum Yid self identifies as a classic litvak and is being told by people who don’t know him personally that he is MO. And then not a single shred of evidence is provided to substantiate their statements save for some obscure references to “other posts”.