This is l’toeles. A man has publicly spoken words in the name of the Torah, we wish to say that these are not the words of the Torah, and should not be listened to, nor should others vote based on his words, nor listen to his views, nor see them as consistent as daas Torah. That his words are destructive, and people should not listen to him, and think that Gedoley Yisrael – were fooled (R’ Yakov Perlow, R’ Moshe Wolfson, R’ Aharon Leib Shteinmann).
I wish to reaffirm real Daas Torah, and not Daas Baaley Baatim which he espouses.
It is necessary and important. It is obviously Toeles. One cannot be mevazeh Gedoley Yisrael and expect others to be silent about it under the guise of lashon hara. The internet is an important forum, as yeshiva world has proved again and again by influencing significant elections via it’s viewers
And others are trying to defend him, which is certainly permitted.
Morever, everything he has said and done is b’apey telasah (The machlokes Rishonim is only in front on three people , but in front of thousands all agree).
If your own Haskafah doesn’t like it, you don’t need to take part. But please, before you accuse others of an issur (which your curiously retracted) perhaps base it in Halacha.
R’ Aharon Leib hasn’t touched his beard for fifty years on shabbos.
The way it was presented on the Shearis list was that R’ Elyashiv ruled that the avodah zara hair was indeed forbidden, but none of our hair ultimately comes from avodah zara. My wife’s shaitel – thankfully – was on the list, and it’s life was sparred.
As far as concerts, I would certainly not attend. I lost A good $150 when the Fried/Maimi Boy choir concert was banned – my wife very much wanted to go. But Daas Torah is Daas Torah.