Depends on which chassidus he identifies with and what the fight was about. If a chassid of Rebbe A walks around with a sign outside Rebbe B’s beis medrash claiming that Rebbe B’s chassidim will never be allowed entry into olam habah, Rebbe B’s chassidim might feel justified in punching the guy with the sign. That doesn’t mean they can no longer claim to be “chassidim” (albeit chassidim sitting in jail awaiting trial on assault charges). Some may recall when the chassidim of a certain Rebbe A had frequent violent “encounters” with the chassidim of Rebbe Z, the brother of Rebbe A, both of whom claimed to be the rightful successor to their father, Rebbe M. I don’t recall either side ever being dismissed as misnagdim.
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