@Neville
I guess I am a nobody by your logic…..
A multigenerational Litvish Jewish American, I was brought up to proudly use the term Misnagid when describing myself. In fact you will see me use it in some comments I have posted in the CR over the years.
My familial and personal opposition to Chasidus is not to its individual adherents but the practice of establishing a ‘court’ ruled by a dynasty. Just being the son or son-in-law of a leader does not make one a Talmud Chochem or a leader or anyway qualified to take over control of Millions of dollars of assets and direct the votes of followers.
I particularly object to a Chasidus where a Rebbe dies and multiple sons take the title of the XXXXer Rebbe followed by a geographic location such as Boro Park, Monsey, Yerushalayim, etc. In affect setting up Cadet branches of these non-Royal Dynasties.
AND>>>>>>I may oppose (be Neged) the Chasidus for the above reasons, but still support their Yeshivos, Hospitals, Kollelim, Bikur Cholim, Food Distributions for the poor because They are Jews and I support all Jews to the best of my financial ability. I also have cordial social interactions with members of Chabad, Satmar, Ger, Sanz and Bobov.
Here, OOT, when I was growing up the Day School choice in New Haven was Chabad. Otherwise it was public school or be shipped OOT. Never was any of the Melech HaMoshiach sentiment expressed, but The Rebbe was alive for many years after I was out of school.