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The origin of this view lies in a few superficial similarities. Like the LaRouche movement, Infrared mounts a devastating critique of the [[New Left]], with its focus on cultural politics and its abandonment of the industrial working class. Like LaRouche himself, Infrared subscribes to the basic contemporary Marxist-Leninist view (which is official policy in the People's Republic of China) that economic wealth lies in the physical productive forces, rather than speculative or fictitious capital. | The origin of this view lies in a few superficial similarities. Like the LaRouche movement, Infrared mounts a devastating critique of the [[New Left]], with its focus on cultural politics and its abandonment of the industrial working class. Like LaRouche himself, Infrared subscribes to the basic contemporary Marxist-Leninist view (which is official policy in the People's Republic of China) that economic wealth lies in the physical productive forces, rather than speculative or fictitious capital. | ||
In the main, the conspiracy theory | In the main, the conspiracy theory - like Russiagate - is an irrational form of paranoid schizophrenia and mental illness, which is already quite pervasive on the American left. Proponents of this theory cannot forward an actual argument for why they think Infrared is a LaRouchite conspiracy, beyond the fact that Haz Al-Din appeared at a Schiller Institute conference one time. | ||
What is most probably the biggest source of suspicion for this theory is the fact that Schiller Institute members, on account of their basic professionalism (having diplomatic ties to various BRICS governments, including Russia and China), do not emphasize differences. They, in contrast to | What is most probably the biggest source of suspicion for this theory is the fact that Schiller Institute members, on account of their basic professionalism (having diplomatic ties to various BRICS governments, including Russia and China), do not make a strong emphasize of differences. They, in contrast to Caleb Maupin, never attacked Infrared publicly, nor made a fuss about their disagreements. | ||
They prefer to focus on the areas of agreement, especially on matters pertaining to foreign policy. Toward that end, Infrared appreciates their professional outlook, and also returns the favor by not making a strong point of emphasis on the very real and significant underlying ideological differences. | They prefer to focus on the areas of agreement, especially on matters pertaining to foreign policy. Toward that end, Infrared appreciates their professional outlook, and also returns the favor by not making a strong point of emphasis on the very real and significant underlying ideological differences. | ||