October 26, 2004
LaRouche kills dissenters dead
Really scary article on my least favorite Metro station political group, from el WaPo.
Things you need to know:
LaRouche is more than a mischief-maker; he's a felon. In 1988, LaRouche was convicted of mail fraud, conspiracy to commit mail fraud, and conspiracy to hide his personal income. Prosecutors argued that aggressive LaRouche fundraisers solicited more than $30 million in loans from supporters, many elderly, with false assurances they'd be repaid. While some lenders lost their life savings, the LaRouche organization spent millions on property, a swimming pool and a horse riding ring, according to testimony.[...]
To join forces with LaRouche -- to enter his world of conspiracies and counter-conspiracies -- you have to accept that everything you know, even the way you think, is wrong.[....]
"They say things like LaRouche is a leader of a cult or that he is anti-Semitic, or some other vile epithet," the [LaRouchie press] release says. "Don't be fooled by these rumors and lies." They originate from Gestapo-style "thought police," and the families of the financial oligarchy who "exert control over politics in the U.S., through the top-down management of 'approved' popular beliefs, and religions, just as the oligarchy of the Roman Empire administered political control through the approved pantheon of pagan gods."
So for those of you who think my yelling and obscene gesturing at LaRouchies in Dupont Circle is intolerant and mean, this article should make it obvious that they deserve no sympathy.
Posted by rj3 at October 26, 2004 11:45 AM
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i always knew larouche was crazy, but i never knew he was that insane. i feel like i should take their pamphlets now so some poor kid doesn't get electrocuted before he goes to bed in his crate...
Posted by: jess at October 27, 2004 1:00 PM
I see them at Giant when I shop there. Is just laughing out loud at them an acceptable response? Or are there some pre-packaged lines that work especially well?
Posted by: Chris at October 28, 2004 8:57 AM
I usually just say, "Get a deprogrammer, ya asshole!" It's quick enough that you don't have to slow down.
Posted by: rj at October 28, 2004 9:34 AM
People should start doing research before they post random links to things. All of the information about Larouchies killing dissenters, or even harming them is bulls**t. I have been out of the organization for almost 6mos now, and do you know what they said when I said I was done with it? "Well, if that's how you feel..." And then they paid for my bus ticket home. I knw some of the kids who worked with Dugan, and I can tell you it is most painfull to them to see what is being said now. It didn't happen. If you would just look up where that rumor first came from, you would find a gentleman (I use the term loosley) named Chip Brulet, who's first article against them was in "High Times" magazine (where he was PAID to write it, and not just by HT) Called "This Man Wants to Take Your Drugs Away."
Other than his pentiant for slanders, his credentials leve something to be desired. Please do your research better next time.
Posted by: Beth at December 13, 2005 11:13 PM