Re: [Marxism] LaRouchites imploding?

["Ambrose Andrews" <ambrose@xxxxxxxx>]

LaRouche, under the name 'Lyn Marcus' was a member of the SWP before
establishing the 'National Caucus of Labor Committees', possibly with
the intention of moulding his own personal fascist-type organisation.

  -AA.


On 30/10/2007, Jesse Jack <jjack99645@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 10/29/07, Louis Proyect <lnp3@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Nowadays, as you say, there's a
> > sort of appeal to the left. You see anti-Bush, anti-Cheney slogans at
> > their tables. You see things criticizing Joseph Lieberman, things
> > against the war and so on. So, it's a little bit puzzling and the
> > tendency is to want to say well, they've changed in some way.
>
>
>
> I'm a little fuzzy on the history of the LaRouche movement. The first time I
> heard about them was on the campus of University of Alaska Anchorage when
> the student newspaper proclaimed "Marxist Kicked off Campus". I opened up
> the paper, expecting to see that I had been expelled and wondering why it
> made the headline (because I was the only Marxist, get it?) and was puzzled
> as to why this student who had gotten booted off campus for shoving
> conspiracy theory fliers in peoples' faces was referred to as Marxist.
>
> So I guess I just wonder what kind of ties they have with the left, or if
> they just defy any logical description, requiring undergrad journalism
> students have to characterize them in whatever term they think will raise
> the least complaints.
>
> - Jesse Jack
> http://redmontana.informe.com
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