Hikind is upset at Failed Messiah's writing campaign against "Chareidim". I can't blame Hikind one bit. Failed Messiah's first article regarding Stark stated "allegedly kidnapped". Hikind also agrees with this blog that there is a message from God, although he fails to realize what that message is.
Eventually, Failed Messiah came around to his senses regarding Mr. Stark. He wrote a perfect and to the point editorial. He pointed out that Stark should not have been murdered. He also pointed as Startk's negative business dealings.
It is customary in the Chassidish world not to discuss business with family. There is no way for his family to know for sure if Stark was honest at work or not. There were some articles highlighting his positive business dealings, but just because someone did not molest 2000 children, it does not mean he didn't molest one child.
Mr. Stark's personal life should not have been published with his murder. But now that it has become widespread, we should take this news to heart. Much of the negative information was verified, perhaps not at the time of Mr. Stark's death, but days later.
Mr. Hikind is the only Orthodox Jewish politician who is known to admit when he is wrong. He even encouraged his political opponents (not referring to candidates but advocates) to speak louder and harder.
While I find Failed Messiah's blog resourceful, I am not convinced his blog "undermines people". It is a blog for Chareidi haters.
And Failed Messiah doesn't live in NY.
From Frum Follies:
I would at least give him the benefit of the doubt that he was good to his children and loved them and they loved him. But I agree about the charity. I am sick of people making it a virtue to give charity from stolen money. A man who cannot pay his debts is stealing from his creditors when he makes of show of giving charity.
Thus, Mr. Stark died for the sins of David Niederman.
