“They’re successful, and they are not harming any other part of klal yisroel in their ways – chasidim support many needy litvishe yidden, especially in eretz yisroel.”
Nice obfuscation. We are not discussing Satmar Bikur cholim or other chesseds that they do. We are discussing the fact that our Litvish yeshivas are being put into jeopardy because of the actions of the Chassidishe velt and we are the ones swooping in to save their (and because of them our) skin. Rabbis Reisman, Brudny and Bender are the ones who are being tied up into this and it is not because the government was having problems with Torah Vodaas, Mir Brooklyn or Darchei.
“And they’re very, very successful in business.”
Correct, but let’s not ignore the nice amount on food stamps.
Lastly, this whole thing regarding “respect”. No, I don’t respect everything they do just because they had great people. I don’t respect many of them missing zman tefilah. I don’t respect the derech halimud of many of them. I don’t respect how they handle being in the public eye and dealing with the government. I don’t respect their chinuch.
I do, however, respect their warmth, their avodah, and chassudim that they do.