Menachem, you might not be in this category, but you have to admit that there is an issue with people doing mitzvos because they make their rebbe happy, doing kiruv because the Lubavitcher rebbe said to do it, feeling safe because they are carrying a picture of him in their pocket, asking him for help directly, thinking that he can read your mind all the time, and more.
We’ve all heard stories along the lines of the following: i know a Lubavitcher who said that he had serious doubts about yiddishkeit and went off at one point, but came back because he said that yiddishkeit must be true if the Lubavitcher rebbe believed in it.
This is far more than a rebbe being your spiritual leader and someone you follow because they know how to reach Hashem. It goes beyond a relationship between a rebbe and a chosid to something deeply problematic.
I’m the first to acknowledge issues in the litvishe community; chabad needs to do so as well, and those who don’t, i assume either are ok with the problems or are burying their head in the sand