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bobthedrummer

(26,083 posts) Mon Jul 23, 2012, 03:35 PM Jul 2012

The John Birch Society: A DU collaborative educational thread [View all]

There is no doubt in my mind that we, the people are experiencing endless repetitions of ideologies from one of the most extreme RW groups ever-The John Birch Society/JBS. This thread depends on your input. From the Tea Party to the neo-Nazis involved in the 2012 campaigns at every level the JBS "platform" is being repeated. I live in Wisconsin, once the home of the JBS, so I recognized the pattern a few years ago.

For those of you not aware of the history and current relevance of JBS ideologies below are a couple of links to start with.

The John Birch Society (Public Eye/PRA)
http://www.publiceye.org/tooclose/jbs.html

John Birch Society Celebrates Koch Family For Their Role In Founding The Hate Group (by Lee Fang, 6-10-11 Think Progress)
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2011/06/10/242334/john-birch-society-celebrates-koch/?mobile=nc

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The John Birch Society: A DU collaborative educational thread [View all] bobthedrummer Jul 2012 OP

This is a history lesson that our younger DUers could use. Skidmore Jul 2012 #1

That's for sure Skidmore! bobthedrummer Jul 2012 #3

good thread. i remember when jbs line was not found in msm and was considered fringe by most. HiPointDem Jul 2012 #2

Yep, and another major reason for that is Citizens United imo HiPointDem. bobthedrummer Jul 2012 #4

My mother was a JBS'r lunasun Jul 2012 #5

I've thought your same thoughts Control-Z Jul 2012 #6

Sounds like we have the same father. Scuba Jul 2012 #14

I grew up among the Birchers oldhippydude Jul 2012 #7

Was TACT about Civil Rights movement ?? I remember they were big time lunasun Jul 2012 #8

yes..... played on the racial tensions of the time oldhippydude Jul 2012 #11

They were also against African countries starting to fight colonial rule and black majority rule lunasun Jul 2012 #16

It's out and out racism today, too, from groups like JBS, lunasun. n/t bobthedrummer Jul 2012 #20

Used to be a little John Birch bookstore here years ago. raouldukelives Jul 2012 #9

Dominionism XemaSab Jul 2012 #10

Some very good and well sourced information stranger81 Jul 2012 #12

Reagan was nothing but a John Bircher LuvNewcastle Jul 2012 #13

Thanks for the post, Bob. Good idea. Scuba Jul 2012 #15

Fellow Badgers: JBS world headquarters moved to 770 N. Westhill Blvd. Appleton, WI in 1989. bobthedrummer Jul 2012 #17

The HQ is clearly marked in a busy commercial district. Viking12 Jul 2012 #19

Thanks for the post Hydra Jul 2012 #18

KnR-Bookmarking for more indepth look later coalition_unwilling Jul 2012 #21

pass it on, coalition_unwilling n/t bobthedrummer Jul 2012 #22

I had a priest back in the '50s who was a Bircher kskiska Jul 2012 #23

You can find their bull crap spewed pretty much everywhere except DU. Dash87 Jul 2012 #24

It's the dogma of a hateful CULT! That's my perception Dash87. n/t bobthedrummer Jul 2012 #27

FBI FILES ON BIRCH SOCIETY ernie1241 Jul 2012 #25

You've lurked/slept here since '09 hmm?-Thanks for the links ernie1241. bobthedrummer Jul 2012 #26

I was forbidden from getting the mail as a kid because of the JBS. yewberry Jul 2012 #28

Kick for more participation + link to Source Watch's portal to front groups (know your class ENEMY) bobthedrummer Jul 2012 #29

RMoney articulates JBS awkwardly yet there it is in his sound bytes. n/t bobthedrummer Aug 2012 #30

Here's another kick, a post-Paul RYAN pick by Rmoney one. Add your JBS posts here DU. n/t bobthedrummer Aug 2012 #31

Wisconsin is the headquarters of the JBS-home to Tea Party alliances with RYAN-worth a kick today bobthedrummer Aug 2012 #32