Pretty accurate predictions and great action plan - most tea partiers would identify with that.
Why has the JBS been so vilified?
I have no idea. Growing up as a military brat, certain ideals were spoken of as the devils own. One of them was the John Burch(sp?) Society. No idea what they stand for, no idea of who they are. I just know if I ever mentioned their name, I would be put up in front of a firing squad.
Because the media, academia and the political system has been taken over by progressives/socialists/communists/Marxists/Maoists-ALL “birds of a feather”.
from Amazon get the books “ None dare call it treason” and “None dare call it treason, 25 years later”
I have never found the answer to that question.
When I was younger, much younger, I had the impression that the John Birch Society supported communism. I don't know how that impression came about. As I reflect on that, I see that instilling false notions is possible. Once instilled they are nearly impossible to change.
A short time ago I came across a short video that contained a very concise description of various forms of government leading to an explanation of The American Form of Government. The video pointed out that America is not a Democracy but rather the Republic guaranteed by the Constitution. I had no knowledge of the source of the video; I was far more interested in the clear and concise message than who was the messenger.
I posted the link on Free Republic and another Freeper pointed out that the video was actually one of a series of videos created by the John Birch Society. This startled me a bit and caused me to visit John Birch Society web site. I found nothing Un-American or Anti-American. On the contrary, I found just the opposite.
I wonder what false impressions the socialist and Marxist elements in our society and government are instilling in young people today. The young are not going to listen to an older person who is obviously out of touch regardless of that person’s passion for the vision that was once America.
The reason I mentioned the fact that America is a Republic and not a Democracy is because of the Marxist element’s effort to persuade young people that America is a Democracy. It may appear a simple exercise in semantics but it goes far deeper.
Socialism can only prevail in a Democracy because in a Democracy the majority can elect to ignore the rule of law by ignoring the law. You can see this in real-time by observing the Congress, Executive, and Judicial branches of our government ignore the Constitution in order to achieve their agenda.
These words are in America’s Constitution.
Article 4. Section. 4. The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government
As an added note neither the word Democracy or any of its derivatives ever appear in America’s Constitution or in The Declaration of Independence or in the Constitution of any of the fifty states.
The first I ever heard of the JBS was in the early 60’s when The Chad Mitchell Trio recorded a song ridiculing them. Liberals like Bobby Kennedy made jokes about them.
When I finally read some JBS literature, I found I agreed with them. Time has proven they were/are right.