1. Strange but true: National Review broke with John Birch Society when JBS came out against Vietnam war: http://www.newrepublic.com/article/122804/national-reviews-trump-dilemma-kick-him-out-keep-his-fans?utm_content=buffer7affa&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer …
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2 The usual version of history is Birchers were kooky ("Eisenhower is a commie") and National Review cleansed right of them. Not quite true.
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3. National Review started criticizing Birch leader Robert Welch in 1961 but kept praising Birch Society till 1965.
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4. The turn against the Birch Society only came about in 1965 because they came out against Vietnam War, which National Review supported.
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5. Birch Society opposed Vietnam war for convoluted conspiracy reasons: since Washington was controlled by commies, why fight Hanoi?
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@HeerJeet It was more complex than that: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co73TDl_F7E …2 replies 1 retweet 0 likes
@notjessewalker 140 characters don't allow me to delve into depths of Welch Ian histriography
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