@CS
Where is your source for this assertion? You know it’s actually pretty common among many frum Jews, or at least was, to dread Moshiach’s coming instead of eagerly anticipating it. This is not in line with Torah, to the best of my knowledge, in fact the Rambam has a harsh term for such a person.
If geula is real to you, and you eagerly anticipate Moshiach’s coming every day, you will be on the lookout for potential candidates as a natural result. I’ve been curious about the yanuka when I heard such rumors, and I’m always keeping an ear open for geula related news.
This would seem to be the natural Torah position (in addition to what’s already posted regarding the Rambam being a Halacha lmaase sefer).
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To dread M ‘s coming ??
I would not dare to put such a libel onto the holy leaders of klal yisrael ledoroteihem , whose mesorah we collectively follow.
It was under THEIR watch where the ‘looking for candidates’ policy was not implemented.
The [real] ge’ula was [probably] more real to them than to you.
Nevertheless , said policy was NOT implemented.
Which leaves the question- eliminating your anticipation for the ge’ula as a valid cause, why are you more eager than our Greats to ‘look for candidates’ ?
Does it have anything to do with the candidacy of a specific person ? Guess who …
Or is it merely an innocent longing for the general ge’ula ?
Clue for some evidence – this looking for candidates policy – does it happen to overlap with those who happen to promote a specific candidate ???