Man has enough; shows LaRouchies what he thinks of their displays

I had the pleasure of talking to these acolytes a few times during undergrad. I think I had this idea in my head that I could have a rational debate with them. But logic escapes them, they regurgitate baseless one liners and will use a bully crowd mentality to shout down any reasoned debate. I had a great chat with a woman during the DNC free speech cages...I mean free speech zone and the crutch of her argument was that I could do more to change the world by dropping out of college and yelling about conspiracies on the street then I could working in architecture.

I also had a chance to chat with a few english speaking members in Berlin as I was heading to class one morning. I was new to the city, looking for friends, maybe a little naieve and wondered if perhaps the Euro version of the Larouchies were a little more rational. Far from it it turned out, it was more baseless shouting and crowd bullying, thankfully I was on my bike and started to pull away only to have one of them block my path. Long story short, my ambitions to study sustainable architecture was met with accusations and shouting of Al Gore's massive global warming conspiracy design to bring a new world order. So I should just drop out, come to one of their "parties" and see what their world was like. No thank you, I've heard stories of the group bullying they employ to breakdown new recruits and indoctrinate them to the movement. Scary stuff from these people.

Spinorama gives just a few personal interactions with the Larouchies, experiences that mirror my own and pretty much everyone I've ever talked with about them. They are nasty, mean conspiracy nuts who take over sidewalks and are much more aggressive than "Save the Whales" or "Amnesty International" kids, and a lot angrier.

My comment was less one of the Obama/Hitler mashup (which is really old, as you note) but on the fact that pretty much everyone wants to throw their crap out in the street and pull a little street justice on these d-bags at some point. I was applauding this guy who did it and will own up to the consequences.

On September 11, 2001, at about 11:30am, a LaRouchie with a table set up outside the entrance of a T stop engaged me in a some anti-government conversation and was asking me to consider supporting LaRouche. I don't remember what exactly was his position, but I remember that they were asinine and offensive obnoxious for any day of the year.

I then asked, "Haven't you heard about all those people in the Twin Towers?" And this is in those first few hours where the nation's best guess of people killed were erroneously numbered 10,000 people and above. He replied that he was aware of the situation and the people in the towers got what they deserved and it was all the more reason to rally against the government.

I was left stunned and speechless. I walked away shaking in fury. I got one of those adrenaline rushes that make you feel like you got punched in the nose. It was the single most disgusting thing I have ever heard in person.

To this day I regret not flipping over his table and causing a scene, even if it was his goal to provoke people. What a human piece of shit.

EDIT: I also remember the guy smiling and just being so smug. It was almost as if the news of 9/11 was good news for his cause and he was excited about this game-changing event.

Does one wonder about social decorum when you're filling a body bag with the pieces of a kid you went to high school with? How about when they're told the US will take care of them for their sacrifices and when they get home they're told they have to wait 9 months before they can see a VA doctor? Meanwhile if one of the old corrupt scumbags that sent them to war gets a cold an Admiral from Walter Reed sees them for free ASAP.

Also, where in my post did I say I felt it was alright for veterans to commit any number of crimes? I said on this one the guy gets a pass in my eyes.

Social decorum. You slay me.