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The '''Worldwide LaRouche Youth Movement''' (WLYM) is a political body linked to controversial American political figure [[Lyndon LaRouche]], who is accused by critics of leading an antisemitic cult.

== History ==

Begun in 1999, it is perhaps the most significant change in the [[LaRouche movement]] since his 1994 release from prison. The recruitment of young people in the 18–25 year old age bracket has reportedly brought more members into the LaRouche organization than at any time in the past, and as a result of the Internet, there are active chapters in nations like [[Japan]] where LaRouche has no official organization.

Lyndon LaRouche has explicitly created his youth movement to address what he calls the "baby-boomer problem" among his membership and more generally among the US population. LaRouche writes of "a new quality of youth movement in the U.S.A., a new youth ferment whose existence reflected a certain special quality of opposition to the cultural legacy and life-style of their "Baby Boomer" parents' generation."<ref>Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr., "[http://www.larouchepac.com/pages/writings_files/2005/050531_europe_now.htm The New Cultural-Paradigm Shift]", ''Lyndon LaRouche PAC'', May 31, 2005 (accessed 3 February 2007).</ref> In fact, one former LaRouche member charges that LaRouche has suggested that unless the "Boomers" shape up, they should kill themselves, which is exactly what high level LaRouche "Boomer" [[Kenneth Kronberg]] did in 2007.<ref name=Benton>Nicholas F. Benton. [http://www.fcnp.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1155&Itemid=33 Rt. 28 Suicide Jumper Was Long-Time Associate of LaRouche], ''Falls Church News-Press'', April 19, 2007.</ref>

LYM members have been active in the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] at the state and local levels. In [[2006]], LaRouche Youth Movement activist and Los Angeles County Democratic Central Committee member Cody Jones was honored as "Democrat of the Year" for the 43rd Assembly District of California, by the Los Angeles County Democratic Party. [http://www.larouchepac.com/pages/otherartic_files/2006/060626_cody_jones.htm]. At the April, [[2007]] California State Democratic Convention, LYM activist Quincy O'Neal was elected vice-chairman of the California State Democratic Black Caucus,[http://www.larouchepac.com/pages/breaking_news/2007/04/27/quincy.shtml] and Wynneal Inocentes was elected corresponding secretary of the Philippino Caucus.[http://www.larouchepac.com/pages/breaking_news/2007/04/28/wyneal.shtml]