(12-16-2021, 11:02 AM)Anthony Wrote: Ominously, the John Birch Society often used the slogan "America is a republic - not a democracy," at least tacitly implying a preference for Republicans over Democrats, even though they had some issues with Republicans too, especially on foreign affairs (pre-Reagan anyway).
No, their issue was with who gets to decide on who rules the country. The Birchers were all for white males and very few others. Perhaps in keeping with the current crop of extreme rightwingers, the Birchers worked in 'cells' in the same way the early communists did . Love thy enemy?
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