The Previous Rebbe explained, an epic journey, to the messianic era which has already unfolded

The best Misnagdim of yesteryear become Chassidim (for all Chassidim came from Misnagdim)

Pogroms forced the primarily Russian Chassidim from Russia (in the early 1900s) to America

As there were no Jewish schools etc., those children of the Chassidim left Jewish practice, but integrated nicely into American society

America was touched by the spirit of Chassidim (for example, Robert Zimmerman, Bob Dylan, led the seeking hearts and souls of the Hippie era, an era of transformation from purely materialistic, to more sublime values)

All this is the messianic redemption which is about honest people shifting from crass selfishness, to spiritual values; and it is highly apparent in the mannerism of society today, with the majority of the world having rejected the stupidity of an animalistic-like life, for spiritual truths!