[Ernie.cal]

Sinkspur: Thanks for your favorable comments. However, I would like to go on record as opposing "weeding out" any JBS members or supporters from this site unless they egregiously violate rules of etiquette -- and even then I would be extremely cautious.

Unorthodox opinions deserve to be aired fully. As our founding fathers realized, ideas cannot be suppressed without running the risk of purging good and true (but unorthodox) thoughts.

Also, you have to understand the utter shock produced by evidence I cite in my messages. Most Birchers have never confronted ANY data from sources they heretofore approved, (such as FBI under Hoover).

Even though the JBS describes itself as an "educational" organization, it has been meticuously careful about NOT bringing to members attention any data which contradicts their dogma...including
(1) the fact that the JBS paid $400,000 to Elmer Gertz in a historical libel case that took 14 years of litigation and appeals to resolve.

(2) that Robert Welch's wife, Marian, terminated her relationship with the JBS because of disagreement over the direction the Society was taking under its new leadership

Ernie

[sinkspur]

However, I would like to go on record as opposing "weeding out" any JBS members or supporters from this site unless they egregiously violate rules of etiquette -- and even then I would be extremely cautious.

Well, as is typical of JBS followers, they had extreme views in other areas that caused our proprietor to look askance at them; such things as "the moon walk in 1969 was staged"; the whole Bilderberger-Illuminati nonsense; and, most especially, the insistence on the existence of razor-wire-enclosed UN internment camps for anyone who disagrees with the "socialist line."

Jim simply didn't want FR to become another whatreallyhappened.com, which is, BTW, run by a former FReeper, Michael Rivero, who has his own special brand of tinfoil.

[sinkspur]

Oh, and the other, primary reason Jim keeps his antennae up about the conspiracy types is that a sizeable number of them are blatantly anti-semitic.

[Veracious Poet]

The JBS is full of tin-foil hat conspiracy freaks...

I know this to be true because back when I was active in the "Patriot" movement back in the 90s (work closely with Dr. Eugene Schroder) I was in constant contact with JBSers.

People like the JBS folk convinced me it was a waste of time to endeavor to work for the restoration of the Republic when it became apparent that there weren't enough rational, non-compromised citizens left to make a dent. ;-)