Who Da Thought It?
It came about when someone suggested this verse to me:
Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil;
that put darkness for light, and light for darkness;
that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
Isaiah 5:20-21
Which ended up leading to this …
- Defending our God-given rights
- Protecting liberty
- Upholding the Constitution
- Promoting less government
- Preserving America’s founding values
Maybe that was the person’s intent.
Who even knew they still existed?
Some stuff worth reading: “John Birch Society” jbs dot org
The John Birch Society is an American right-wing political advocacy group. Founded in 1958, it is anti-communist, supports social conservatism, and is associated with ultraconservative, radical right, far-right, right-wing populist, and right-wing libertarian ideas.
So this is bad???
If NPR is against it; if Wiki uses terms like “radical right“, if a description states: “known for its strong anti-communist stance and promotion of conspiracy theories.”
It must be worth looking into. Counter the woke.
Ida never thunk it of myself either … but I’m already on “The List” so why not?
Even though I was far too young to vote – or even have an educated opinion, I remember thinking I liked Barry Goldwater in ’64; I even still have one of his books from then.
Damn – they are going to come for me when they take power again …

The JBS was started by Robert Walsh, a candy company owner whom, I recall, got rich making, among other sweets, Junior Mints (they were one of my favorites).
The JBS was very popular in Wisconsin (maybe the McCarthy connection) and Indiana.
They seemed to have many sound ideas and were well intentioned but also attracted a rather wacky fringe element. The term “birchers” as in “oh he must be a (wacky) bircher” was quite common in 70s.
I think William Buckley took issue with them over Vietnam policy and interest in them faded away over time. In retrospect, they got a lot right.
Yep.