“No one said anything about an irrational hatred of anyone… Nor did anyone say anything about sitting around and bashing people.”
You said, and I quote: “You will hear the same pejoratives in all my misnagdish familiy homes, just in the reverse.”
“we all prefer our own minhagim and to an extent look down on the minhagim”
No. Non-psychotic people don’t do that. Do you also use pejoratives for Sphardim? They also have different minhagim that you presumably look down on.
“I (and CT) are the non chassidim defending the other side here.”
It didn’t escape me. The part of this argument which Avram and I are are involved in is the issue of certain Chabadniks having hatred towards large groups of frum yidden. You are providing a general, non-partisan defense of hatred, which is why we’re arguing with you as well. For the record, I do NOT think CTLawyer is still with you, but I can’t speak for him any more than you can. All he said is that he had ancestors who identified as misnagdim. He never said we should look down on other minhagim and use pejoratives for other groups.
“Yet you are being pretty persistent about calling out others on there beliefs.”
When? I don’t think I’ve really been involved in the philosophical part of this.