At that time in my life, I was a “Goldwater Conservative” but not a “John Birch Conservative”. There was quite a difference as the Goldwater supporters generally discounted the conspiracy themes of the Birchers. Really, folks, Eisenhower wasn’t a commie.
My beloved mentor once told me that Barry Goldwater was the last Republican that he voted for without holding his own nose to hide the stink.
“At that time in my life, I was a “Goldwater Conservative” but not a “John Birch Conservative”. There was quite a difference as the Goldwater supporters generally discounted the conspiracy themes of the Birchers. Really, folks, Eisenhower wasn’t a commie.”
Ironically, Kennedy is now looked upon by many conspiracy theorists as an early opponent of the New World Order and that’s why he was assassinated. I will say this, he gave an eerie speech just days before his assassination warning of groups and persons that sound a lot like a shadow government.