Dear Yankel,
Here is my take on your list:
A] I don’t know what the Rebbe himself thought. He was very skilled at putting distance between what he said and what he implied. (I never met him and it is really hard to find people who knew him that will talk about him as a man. For opposite reasons.)
B] This is debatable. But if you change “deify their rebbe” to ‘associate their rebbe with the divine’, Then I agree. This slight wordplay, is a big difference in theology and philosophy.
C] Possible. Again, I can’t tell for myself. You are entitled to your opinion. But I don’t see it as proof to the larger debate. It is interesting to me, that those that are obsessed with The Rebbe and those that are against him, agree on this. Those of us in the middle, aren’t so sure.
D] I don’t really understand why you could think that Ikkarei Emunah are in play here. If you think that everybody starts off being born with them and has to mess them up, then your position would seem tenable. It doesn’t work that way. Every chareidi propaganda publication, messes up on Ikkarei Emunah. How would they not?
D] Just going by your long post, it seems to me that the Rebbe followed the people on how to talk to them. Not that he lead the way. I’m not claiming that. It is just my reading comprehension of your post.
So in general … A] Agree, but isn’t evidence. B] Agree, but with a different implication. C] Agree, but it’s just an opinion. D] Disagree. Maybe I’m misreading. To me, it seems like regular everyday encouraging the people.