Comments on: The John Birch Society Is Now the Republican Party https://theprogressiveinvestor.org/the-john-birch-society-is-now-the-republican-party/ Money . Power . Politics Mon, 20 Dec 2021 04:37:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 By: Chuck Epstein https://theprogressiveinvestor.org/the-john-birch-society-is-now-the-republican-party/#comment-16830 Mon, 20 Dec 2021 04:37:53 +0000 https://theprogressiveinvestor.org/?p=9375#comment-16830 In reply to Keko.

China is not taking over the US. Americans buy Chinese products because they are cheaper and n some cases, better made than similar products in the US. The Chinese also own $1.095 trillion, or about 3.7%, of the $29 trillion U.S. national debt, which is more than any other foreign country except Japan, according to Investopedia. These purchases were made in the free market and make China more dependent on the US, so it is in their best interest to see that the US propers so the bonds hold their value. The John Birchers were wong in 1968 and they and the right-wing Republicans that foster this canard are wrong today.

]]> By: Keko https://theprogressiveinvestor.org/the-john-birch-society-is-now-the-republican-party/#comment-16797 Thu, 09 Dec 2021 16:10:34 +0000 https://theprogressiveinvestor.org/?p=9375#comment-16797 In 1968, I went to a John Birch Society meeting for a civics class. The group was made up of older, very nice people who were against communism taking over our country. The person lecturing that evening said, “China is on a 50 year plan to take over our country.” I thought he was nuts and left. Fifty-three years later, I stand corrected.

]]> By: Sheldon Adelson's Bad Bet? — The Progressive Investor https://theprogressiveinvestor.org/the-john-birch-society-is-now-the-republican-party/#comment-13753 Sat, 31 Oct 2020 20:20:46 +0000 https://theprogressiveinvestor.org/?p=9375#comment-13753 […] many political experts, the Republican Party of 2020 has many of the ultra-right John Birch Society political beliefs, including critical elements of its platform that are anti-government, QAnon-like conspiratorial, […]

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