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Caleb Maupin | |
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| Born | 1981/1982 |
| Nationality | Statesian |
| Known for | Creating the Center for Political Innovation |
Caleb Maupin is a LaRouchite patriotic socialist cult founder from the USA who came to national and even international prominence in August 2022 after accusations of abuse (sexual and manipulative) were brought forward by former members of his think tank.[1]
Center for Political Innovation
See main article: Center for Political Innovation
Maupin founded the Center for Political Innovation (CPI), a for-profit business[2] that he called a think tank. This made him the sole owner of the CPI and allowed it to make a profit, which wouldn't be possible in an organisation legally registered as a political party. It also made all members legally employees, and not members of a party.
Dissolution and reopening of the CPI
After the accusations came out, the CPI decided its own dissolution. Their twitter account was deactivated and their website did not load any page. Maupin himself deactivated his own Twitter account and moved away from the public eye.
As the CPI was registered as a business with Maupin as the sole owner,[3] he was able to overturn the dissolution. The CPI was then reopened later that same year, with a self-serving apology video published on Maupin's Youtube channel serving as the announcement.[4]
Accusations
Cult formatting
Maupin ran the CPI from a hotel room in New York that cost $600 a week, where he forced the new and younger members to live and volunteer most of their time towards fund-raising and canvassing for new members. Members were supposed to provide for themselves during that time and pay for the hotel room themselves, while Maupin was living in his own home and had his own job.[1]
In one instance, he told his wife over text messages that he would "set up a big compound in the woods where [he] will live with all the kids [CPI members]".
Sexual misconduct
Spanking fetish
Maupin's fetish for spanking is well-documented, and it is something that he brings into seemingly every conversation he has with people for his own sexual gratification.
In the call-out piece published on Medium, several of his former comrades speak about his spanking fetish and how he'd work it even in texts to CPI members.[1]
In 2020, he defended spanking (corporal punishment) to Sameera Khan, another noted reactionary and patriotic socialist.[5]
That same year, when allegations of abuse in the Party for Socialism and Liberation came to light, Maupin instantly jumped to invoking COINTELPRO to defend the PSL.[6]
He ran two segments on RT defending spanking and corporal punishment, one in 2016 and another in 2021.[citation needed]
Abuse towards CPI members
In August 2022, accusations of abuse formally came out in an article published by members and ex-members of the CPI on Medium.[1]
In the now-deleted (but archived) piece, they accuse Maupin of pushing his spanking fetish on them unprompted and without consent. One of the members, identified only as Member 2, explained how Maupin essentially made her lose her job by requiring she give more and more time to the John Brown Volunteers (the precursor to the CPI), which led to her being fired. Afterwards, he used the 19-year-old's position of vulnerability to push her into prostitution. He seemingly achieved this because Member 2 was, at the time, in a vulnerable situation and had done such work in the past. By admonishing her when she wanted to get a new job outside of the CPI, Maupin eventually left her no choice but to return to prostitution. When Member 2 told Maupin she was picking it up again, his only reaction was that he "respects [her] decision", a much different reaction than he had when Member 2 would try to find other work. Maupin would later try to hire Member 2's services.[1]
From there, Member 2 relapsed into heroin and Maupin used that to isolate her from the rest of the CPI, even lying about her addiction to other members (after she got better) so they would not associate with her.[1]
Anti-communist activities
Despite Maupin's claims that he is a communist, he has on many occasions heavily criticized communists for their views when they do not align with his strand of patriotic socialism. He has also been very close to many anti-communists and fascists, trying to cleanse their image to his audience.
In 2014, Maupin was present at the 2nd International Conference of Independent Thinkers hosted in Tehran, Iran. He was on a panel that also featured "Nazi-Maoist" (a short-lived movement in Italy) Claudio Mutti, as well as other fascists who were funded by the CIA during Operation Gladio.[7]
He was present at the Alternatives To Globalization Conference in 2018, sitting next to noted fascist Aleksandr Dugin and speaking alongside him. He defended this decision and spoke highly of Dugin (a mystical, metaphysical author) since that event. Notably, it was reported by attendees that the only books sold at CPI events were from Maupin and Dugin.
The CPI hosted a webinar which featured Alfred De Zayas, a Holocaust denier and member of the German far-right AfD party.[8] As the CPI is Maupin's own business, he is ultimately responsible for this decision.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 CPI Members Speak Out (2022-08-20). Caleb Maupin’s Former Comrades Speak Out, His Abuses Must Stop! Medium. Archived from the original.
- ↑ Fash Busters (2022-08-21). "So Caleb Maupin says he's resigning from CPI yet he seems to control all CPI assets and cash flow because it's a registered corporation that uses his address (DOS ID: 6336676). He probably owns all 100 shares of CPI as well." Twitter. Archived from the original.
- ↑ New York State Department of State. "New York State Corporation Entity Center for Political Innovation Inc." Open Gov NY.
- ↑ Caleb Maupin (2022-11-07). "Time To Finally Talk About What Happened...". YouTube.
- ↑ Caleb T. Maupin (2020-07-29). “spanking” is a term that is very hard to define. Different strata & cultures in the USA have completely different definitions of the term. Also, 19 US states still allow teachers to spank students. In rural Texas & Alabama it’s very common. Twitter. Archived from the original.
- ↑ Caleb T. Maupin (2020-12-15). A few years back it was all over twitter that a friend of mine had sexually assaulted someone... allegation posted anonymously referred to an accuser in a branch of the party that DID NOT EXIST. No one could ever find out where the allegation came from. COINTELPRO is everywhere Twitter. Archived from the original.
- ↑ The Maupin Archives (2022-09-17). "Fun fact: Caleb Maupin sat at the same panel as Nazi-Maoist Cluadio Mutti and was in the same room as fascists who were funded by the CIA and Operation Gladio." Twitter. Archived from the original.
- ↑ The Maupin Archives (2022-04-27). "Caleb Maupin needs a massive disclaimer Alfred de Zayas is a member of the AfD (Alternative for Germany), a Nazi apologist and a Holocaust revisionist" Twitter. Archived from the original.