To Philosopher
If you follow the wiles of Menachem Shmei he has two agendas. The first is to depict us as insane idiots. Obviously classic projection. But there’s another tack, more pervasive and insidious and that’s to make “crazy the new normal.” So why is this? Chazal teach that a person doesn’t sin unless he benefits from it. Clearly it’s in Shmei’s interest to promote insanity, but why? Chabad’s greatest enemy is Rambam because he represents normative Judaism and normalcy. As a rule he eschews the phantasmagoric. Obviously this is anathema for Chabad and so they have to discredit him while at the same time pretending to honor him. Let me give you a clear cut example. This past Pesach I attended the Seudas Moshiach at my Chabad Shul. The Rabbi spoke about that day’s Haftorah which says that the wolf will lie down with the lamb etc. He quoted Rambam who, of course, said it’s allegorical but then he said that Ramban says it’s literal and Chabad follows Ramban. Which leads us to ask, Why do they study Rambam? The answer is that they don’t study anything. Their Torah is simply finding quotes to prove their psychosis and so it’s a Toeivah, no different than what the original Christians did.