sl1, very simple, we don’t accept them as gedolim.
I’ve been saying this for years, even before Slifkingate, when gedolim act in a way that you wouldn’t act (signing things without reading/investigating) how can you respect them?
At least with the Lipa concert R’ Shmuel apologized and admitted he was wrong. That is the mark of someone you can respect. This is also a much bigger problem than just this case. It’s the entire rabbinate at stake here. If people know that their leaders act like this, they will not seek counsel, will not seek answers to questions and ultimately will just go off on their own. We do need leaders who are not afraid to admit they sometimes make mistakes. Everyone does, that’s why we’re human and not angels.