For Humanity’s Sake, We Must Exonerate the Ideas of Lyndon LaRouche and Nicholas of Cusa

Pope Leo XIV’s extended discussion of the method of the Coincidence of Opposites, pioneered by the largely unknown, yet most important philosopher of his time, Nicholas of Cusa, has allowed for a breakthrough moment in the strategic arena, in which all problems can be addressed through the higher-order concept of the One which embraces the Many. On Oct. 25, Pope Leo XIV spoke to a group of tens of thousands at St. Peter’s Square, on the question of Nicholas of Cusa’s “Theology of Hope” as opposed to the fear which consumed many in Europe during the fifteenth century.

Pope Leo began his remarks, “His name was Nicholas, and he came from Kues in Germany, and is known as Nicholas of Cusa. He can teach us that to hope also means not to know....” Nicholas of Cusa could not see the unity of the church, shaken by opposing currents, and divided between East and West. He could not see peace in the world, or among religions. Yet as he traveled as a Papal diplomat, he prayed and reflected. For this reason, his writings are
full of light.

“Many of his contemporaries lived in fear. Others took up arms and prepared new crusades. Nicholas, however, from a young age, chose to keep company with those who had hope, with those who delved into new disciplines, reread the classics, and returned to the sources. He believed in humanity. He understood that there are opposites which must be held together....”

The approach of Nicholas of Cusa, and the great American statesman and economist, Lyndon LaRouche, is one and the same, as emphasized by Father Harry Bury in his remarks to the International Peace Coalition yesterday. As the trans-Atlantic financial system faces a breakdown-crisis, and is the key driver for a potential nuclear showdown between the forces of NATO and Russia, the only thing standing in the way of such a catastrophe is the doctrine of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD), the knowledge that a nuclear attack will lead to the destruction of all of humanity. Lyndon LaRouche pioneered a different doctrine, that of Mutually Assured Survival, built around an international security and development architecture which would guarantee the economic development of all sovereign nations.

That is the strategic manifestation of Nicholas of Cusa’s Coincidence of Opposites approach. The Oasis Plan, the Bering Strait Tunnel, and other such projects which would be manifested in a new security and development architecture, follows the same mindset.

Speaker: Harley Schlanger