AAQ- there’s no new movement, there were two sides, and there’s still two sides. The difference is that- let’s say whether a family was meshichist or not came up in shidduchim back in the day, whereas now, my generation is just more mellow about it and let’s say I didn’t care which way my husband leaned because we all have the same foundation, and this is just one detail, and I would see on a date whether he was an extremist of any sort.
There’s also a generational issue of the ones who let’s say wouldn’t say the Rebbe is Moshiach were never taught the relevant Sichos in school until they were no longer impressionable and therefore they just don’t care. I had to fish for answers myself from what I was questioned by others to my teachers before I learned certain things.
BH though, my knowledge and my generations knowledge is not second hand. We can learn the Sichos and sources inside ourselves and see the videos ourselves.
Also, I’ve heard more than once from the older generation that The connection between my generation and the Rebbe is extraordinary and actually deeper than the ones who saw him. This is because we can’t be a chossid because it’s cool and just part of the atmosphere, we actually have to learn and internalize because there’s nothing cool to see. Also, The Rebbe have over so many treasures in his Torah and his Chassidim struggled just keeping up with it. There was always something new going on, especially in the later years. Whereas we were born into it, and have time to internalize all that which was given over in a measured, calm way.