Thank You for posting this.
What a shame the press succeeded in making the John Bircher into a radical organization in the eyes of the public. When indeed he was absolutely on the right track and was wisely warning us what to watch for in America and its coming government.
Bircher’s are still a solid organization that seeks to keep America true to the United States Constitution. They are for preserving what is good for America, and that is not socialism, communism, or Marxism.
Read their statement of purpose.
Geologist: The press did not make the JBS into a radical organization. Statements and innuendos by the JBS did that as even prominent conservatives agreed — including people like Sen. Barry Goldwater and Russell Kirk.
Furthermore, it was senior officials of the FBI’s Domestic Intelligence Division who concluded in FBI memos that the JBS was “extremist”, “irrational”, “irresponsible”, “fanatics” and “lunatic fringe”.
See the following 101 page report for details regarding JBS falsehoods:
http://ernie1241.googlepages.com/jbs-1
Lastly, no organization’s “Statement of Purpose” is particularly enlightening. Their actual behavior is what counts. FYI — after 14 years of litigation, including two jury trials, numerous appeals, and review by the U.S. Supreme Court — the Birch Society paid Chicago lawyer Elmer Gertz $100,000 in compensatory damages and $300,000 in punitive damages for false statements in the Birch Society magazine’s defamatory article about Gertz.
Punitive damages are only permitted in libel lawsuits when “malice” can be shown — which in legalese means “reckless disregard for truth” arising from evil intent and a desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering. How does THAT fit into their “Statement of Purpose”???