Nice to Know!
Myth: The JBS is a radical organization full of right-wing extremists.-
Fact: The JBS is dedicated to restoring the Republic according to the
vision of the Founding Fathers: limited government, individual liberty,
and the rule of law. Along with America's Founders, we believe that
governments are instituted to protect individual rights and liberties,
and are not formed to provide for the wants of individuals. To label JBS
radical or extreme for agreeing with our nation's Founders is to place
that same label on them.
Myth: The JBS message is hate-filled.-
Fact: There never has been any hate in our agenda and it will never
be employed as a tactic. From the outset, membership in JBS has been
strictly denied to haters and, should any member adopt a racist or
anti-Semitic attitude or behavior, the membership of such a person will
be permanently revoked.
Myth: The JBS Founder Robert Welch called President Dwight Eisenhower a Communist.-
Fact: Originally detailing some of Pres. Eisenhower's history in a
1954 letter sent privately to a few friends, Mr. Welch's research grew
over several years into a full-length book entitled The Politician
(1963). Once the book was published, its very existence was ignored
while critics continued to dwell on only one of several possible
conclusions offered by Mr. Welch.The book provides 300 pages and 150
pages of footnotes and documentation, including covering one of Mr.
Eisenhower's most immoral and despicable acts of authorizing "Operation
Keelhaul"; which used American soldiers to repatriate anti-communist
Poles to their certain death or torture. Read the book for yourself and
discover what Mr. Welch did say and learn the role played by Mr.
Eisenhower over his many years as one of our nation's military and
political leaders.
Myth: The JBS considers public water fluoridation part of a Communist mind-control plot.-
Fact: While the JBS doesn't agree with water fluoridation because it
is a form of government mass medication of citizens in violation of
their individual right to choose which medicines they ingest, it was
never opposed as a mind-control plot. If citizens want to add fluoride
to their diet or daily routine, there are plentiful opportunities for
them to do so. It’s a choice they should make, not their local
government. Furthermore, opposition to fluoridation was never a major
action item of any JBS campaign.
Myth: The JBS is nothing more than a group of conspiracy theorists.-
Fact: The John Birch Society reports on those that create and
influence public policy and the motivations behind their actions. JBS
directs members to counter unconstitutional actions through peaceful,
educational means, including supporting or blocking legislation, setting
up relationships with key elected officials and local leaders, and
holding elected officials accountable to their oath of office. By
definition, a conspiracy exists when two or more persons work secretly
for an evil or unlawful purpose. Given the state that America is in
today, one could argue that an unconstitutional agenda is no longer
secret, but in the open for all to see. Those that continue to work
against the Constitution do so brazenly, continuing to make promises and
entitlements to citizens that the country cannot afford while
committing future generations to crushing debt and ever decreasing
prosperity at the expense of liberty.
Myth: The JBS was booted out of the conservative movement by William F. Buckley.-
Fact: In the mid-1950s on more than one occasion, John Birch Society
Founder Robert Welch financially helped an up-and-coming conservative
leader, and recommended that others do the same, so this rising young
star could get his new magazine off the ground. That newcomer was
William F. Buckley and his magazine was National Review. A few short
years later, Mr. Buckley attacked Robert Welch in a lengthy article in
his magazine. Over the past several decades, Buckley carried out a
campaign of attacking or disparaging Welch and the Society. On numerous
occasions, he boasted to friends that he intended to destroy The John
Birch Society. He didn't succeed. Read more in John McManus' book,
William F. Buckley: Pied Piper for the Establishment.
Myth: The JBS is against civil rights because it opposed several Civil Rights acts.-
Fact: Correcting civil rights abuses that do exist should be
accomplished at the state and local level, something The John Birch
Society members - of all races, colors and ethnic backgrounds - have
always supported. Civil rights legislation should have come from the
states and the communities rather than being used as a steppingstone
toward our present-day out-of-control federal government.
Myth: The JBS is nothing more than controlled opposition,
pretending to be a friend to the cause of liberty. Robert Welch sold his
candy company to the leftist, internationalist Rockefellers.-
Fact: Robert Welch was out of the candy manufacturing business
(retiring in 1956) when his brother (for whom he used to work) sold the
James O. Welch Candy company to Nabisco in 1963. JBS has never been
funded by any Rockefeller money. Nelson Rockefeller publicly attacked
JBS, and JBS has exposed the Rockefeller support for the United Nations
and its goal of a new world order more than any other organization.
Myth: The John Birch Society played a role in the assassination of President Kennedy.-
Fact: This is perhaps the most despicable myth. The truth is that The
John Birch Society has always lived by the age-old adage that foul
means can never be employed to accomplish a goal, no matter how
important that goal. While JBS and its members called attention to the
many dangerous and unconstitutional acts and programs promoted by
President Kennedy, it has always been the Society’s position that
anything harmful to our country emanating from the White House should be
countered by congressional or judicial action urged upon our nation’s
leaders by concerned American citizens. Immediately after the
assassination, founder Robert Welch canceled the “For God and Country”
rally that thousands had committed to attend in Boston the following
day. He then sent a telegram of condolences to Mrs. Kennedy. In that
brief message, published by the Boston Globe on November 23, 1963,
Robert Welch stated: “On behalf of the Council of the John Birch Society
and myself, I wish to express our deep sorrow at the untimely loss to
our nation of its youngest elected President and to convey more
particularly to you and all members of President Kennedy’s family our
sincere and heartfelt sympathy in your overwhelming personal loss.
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