Not true. Most John Birchers today strongly support Israel. This is the current issue of the JBS house organ, The New American:
It took me literally hours to copy and post this. I am sure the reader will find numerous mistakes in the formatting, though I tried to at least fix some of the more blatant errors. I confess that this was so hard and took so long that simply gave up on transcribing the italics used throughout the text. Most numbers are footnotes (available in the link) while some are page numbers. Mea culpa, but this has been draining enough.
This exposes the Birch Society as Anti-Zionist and anti-Semitic from day one (the belief in a "Zionist conspiracy" is inherently anti-Semitic and especially the charge that Zionism "spawned" Communism).
All FReepers who support Israel and are members of the Birch Society should get out. Their current position is rabidly anti-Israel and this shows how deep the sickness goes.
Please note that the Society's founder Welch, while believing in a "Zionist conspiracy" that "spawned" the Communist conspiracy, was not a Fundamentalist chrstian but a theologically ultra-liberal Unitarian who believed in evolution. Why would such a person be so convinced that every Jewish organized movement was a "conspiracy?"
Almost everything the John birch society said has been born out to be factual.
They all started looking real suspicious at him
And he jumped up and said, “Now just wait a minute Jim!
You know he’s lying, I been living here all of my life!”
“I’m a faithful follower of Brother John Birch
And I belong to the Antioch Baptist Church
And I ain’t even got a garage, you can call home and ask my wife!”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJrRwTTqm0o
Since your screen name is Zionist Conspirator, could you please explain to me exactly what a Zionist is?
The J.B.S. were right about so much. They used to put out a magazine about the size of the TV guide, and I used to read it. I can't say that I ever encountered any antisemitism in it.
That said, Israel has one tiny little spot of land in the middle of a desert. It is the homeland for the Jewish people. People can disagree on financial support. But Israel certainly has the right to exist in their ancient homeland.
JBS has always been pure scum...
I gave up after the 1,004th paragraph
I agree with you, sir or madam.
You wasted your time. I didn't take the time to read all of this screed, tut I quickly determined that it's BS. Robert Welch was most certainly not anti-Semitic, did not believe in a "Zionist conspiracy," and never said that Communism was "spawned" by such a conspiracy.
And the JBS was never anti-Semitic and never referred to Communism as a "Zionist conspiracy." Judeophobes who show up in the JBS are quickly zotted.
Interesting minutia, and mostly irrelevant. The JBS were anti-communists, and Welch was right about where the UN was heading. He hated it, and rightly so. The UN is The apogee of Jew Hatred in the West today. Welch did not understand how the 2000 years of exile and pograms had hollowed out the biblical faith dynamic of authentic Judaism. The Jews of Eastern Europe saw in atheistic Communism and its concomitant hatred of Christianity a safe haven from persecution. They thought they could keep their cultural affectations and get by. They were wrong. So they wrapped everything up in a bandana and took off; and brought a quasi-religious Marxism to the barren sands of the Negev. There, these young, energetic Zionists established the Kibbutzim on a heady mixture of Borscht, and Blshevism and Bagels. There is a symbiotic resonance between Mark and Allen Ginsburg that goes beyond their grizzly appearance, and it is found in a robust, arrogant antagonism toward the God of their Fathers.
Not true. Most John Birchers today strongly support Israel. This is the current issue of the JBS house organ, The New American:
Interesting minutia, and mostly irrelevant. The JBS were anti-communists, and Welch was right about where the UN was heading. He hated it, and rightly so. The UN is The apogee of Jew Hatred in the West today. Welch did not understand how the 2000 years of exile and pograms had hollowed out the biblical faith dynamic of authentic Judaism. The Jews of Eastern Europe saw in atheistic Communism and its concomitant hatred of Christianity a safe haven from persecution. They thought they could keep their cultural affectations and get by. They were wrong. So they wrapped everything up in a bandana and took off; and brought a quasi-religious Marxism to the barren sands of the Negev. There, these young, energetic Zionists established the Kibbutzim on a heady mixture of Borscht, and Bolshevism and Bagels. There is a symbiotic resonance between Marx and Allen Ginsburg that goes beyond their grizzly appearance, and it is found in a robust, arrogant antagonism toward the God of their Fathers.
Thank you for the read. I skimmed it, and but marking for later in depth reading.
JBS is still kickin.’ They’ve put a lot of quality content on Youtube, I didn’t notice any antisemitism.
Anyone remember this popular radio song back in 1962?
Chad Mitchell Trio Lyrics
The John Birch Society Lyrics
by Michael Brown
Oh, we’re meetin’ at the courthouse at eight o’clock tonight
You just walk in the door and take the first turn to the right
Be careful when you get there, we hate to be bereft
But we’re taking down the names of everybody turning left
Oh, we’re the John Birch Society, the John Birch Society
Here to save our country from a communistic plot
Join the John Birch Society, help us fill the ranks
To get this movement started we need lots of tools and cranks
source: https://www.lyricsondemand.com/c/chadmitchelltriolyrics/thejohnbirchsocietylyrics.html
Thanks for posting this thread. I had forgotten to renew my membership in the John Birch Society. This thread refreshed my memory, and I just mailed in my dues.