Mod, you wrote to Menachem Shmiel: “attacks, hate, different versions of the same PR point”.
I am not Chabbad, and I think that’s clear. And I even share plenty of the gripes written here. However, it does seem that your personal slant is coming through on the inserted comments, and you might want to be mindful of that.
Yes, calling someone’s Rebbe a lightweight is a heavy attack. Perhaps you don’t understand the relationship of a Chossid to their Rebbe, but it should be obvious that it is strong. Listing embarrassing downsides of someone’s community is an attack, whether it’s right or wrong, and regardless of the justification of doing so. If it’s OK to attack, go ahead. But at least acknowledge that you attacked.
You might say that Chabbad attacks others and so now others are counter-attacking. Fine, but it is still an attack nonetheless.
not sure if all of this was directed to me but…
I don’t really care what comes through, my “slants” are per the presentation not the content, and that comment to him was part of an older and larger conversation. Next, I thought I deleted the comment about the lightweight, I guess there was more than one.
lastly, re: “you might say…” I wasn’t saying that at all. I barely pay attention to the content. I was referencing an old conversation about using the word attack instead of addressing the point. Period. I’m sorry it spoke to you differently.