“About twenty years ago I attended a YI whose Rabbi is Chabad (they hired him because he spoke Russian.) He resented the fact that I was frum (sorry Coffee addict I am generally considered frum) but not Chabad.“
Are you saying Young Israel was less frum than you twenty years ago? I guess it depends on the locality because I don’t think Rabbi Miller would be considered a fanatic in regards to YI twenty years ago if he kept his position