“A neighbor who is lubavitch came to my house for something and did not recognize the gedolim who’s pictures I have in my living room”
The thing is, that nowadays almost every Rosh Yeshiva is considered a gadol, and there are hundreds if not thousands of them, and they are pretty hard to keep track of (i’m seriously not trying to offend anyone).
Please explain what you mean by “a city of thousands of yellow flags.” I know you mean mishichists, but which city has that many mishichists if it’s not tzfas?
I feel very sorry and am bothered that many non-lubavitchers get the feeling that all lubavitchers act like the ones you see. I can understand as people tend to judge one and assume all is like one. But Lubavitcher Rabbonim can’t openly oppose it. There is a difference between silent disagreement and open disagreement. If it’s open disagreement, lubavitchers will end up getting into fights, and just make things get worse. Let’s say R’ Moshe Kotlarksy would openly speak out agaisnt them at the Kinus Hashluchim. There are some mishichists who are shluchim, and they won’t be happy. They won’t respect him anymore. They’ll maybe even break off from the Shluchim office. Who knows? But it will only higher the flames, not lower them. I think eventually they will come to reality, and realize, that they are the ones with the mishigas. And I myself never got an answer from them, they just don’t respond, but we all know it’s a problem with their mental health that didn’t let them even acknowledge the fact that the rebbe passed away. It’s not a l’chatchila situation, but nobody is perfect, and no segment of klal yisrael is perfect, and every community has it’s ups and downs.