I have been following both threads by CS from the start.
As an Australian I must admit there are things that Lubavitch do which are great i.e. I’ve used there Chabad centers during some of my stop overs in the Asian region.
BUT WARNING!! The situation is out of control. The amount of frei kids coming out of their school (that’s why Mr. Kornhauser has started a new cheider) is appalling and anyone who thinks their Chassidus is fine and I’m gonna join them, take this as a warning! It’s true that in everyplace anything can happen, and you need tons of Teffilos and Siyata Dishmaya but joining Lubavitch isn’t doing hishtadlus on your behalf to bring up frum normal Yidden. If you would like examples, I’ll give them (I hope the mods won’t delete some of them as some are borderline tzniyus and disgusting)
Secondly, after seeing RSO nagging about the Sundial story I went and checked it up myself and yes it doesn’t make sense. If you say the suns rays were blocked by some hilltop far away in the distance that they goyish professors couldn’t see and only the Baal HaTanya could figure it out, then maybe the shade in my backyard in Melbourne is from the Himalayas in Asia. Anyone on this forum can understand that even though there may be huge, massive mountains in their country etc., it is not affecting their shade unless they live in the vicinity of it and they can view it from their position. It does affect the weather but not shade and a sundial works on shade!