Dov, first he has personally attacked the Rebbe. Second, I hope no one posts any quotes because it will serve no purpose except to pour more gas on a fire that should never have been lit. When this discussion of Gedolim started, I saw it going exactly the direction it took. Lets all for the sake of achdus and peace stop talking about living contemporaries and trying to defend them. If the person in question is a genuine giant of Klal Yisrael then he does not require any help from us.
Lets move the discussion to where it started, a generic discussion of what makes a person a Gadol.
Basic Ahavas Yisrael is not IMHO tolerance. Tolerance means enduring a situation even though it causes us anguish and discomfort. If all we can hope for is a low standard of tolerance then we are heading toward deepening tribal divisions and ir-repairable harm to Klal Yisrael chas veshalom. During the pogrom of Aug 1991 I lived 200 yards from the epicenter of the troubles. My wife and then 5 month old son ate matzoh and mayonnaise for 3 days.