John Birch Society

:JBS is also an acronym for the Judd Band Showcase.

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Acronym - Judd Band Showcase

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The John Birch Society (JBS) is a right-wing conservative organization that was founded in 1958 to fight the perceived threat of Communism in the United States.

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Right-wing - Conservative - 1958 - Communism - United States

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It describes itself as "a membership-based organization dedicated to restoring and preserving freedom under the United States Constitution." It states that its members come from all walks of life and are active throughout the 50 states as part of local chapters. The Society's mission is to achieve "Less Government, More Responsibility, and ? With God's Help ? a Better World." Its current headquarters is in Appleton, Wisconsin.

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United States Constitution - Appleton, Wisconsin

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The society was named after John Birch, an American intelligence officer and Baptist missionary in World War II who was killed in 1945 by armed supporters of the Chinese Communist Party and dubbed "the first American victim of the Cold War" by the Society.

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John Birch - American - Intelligence - Baptist - Missionary - World War II - 1945 - Chinese Communist Party - Cold War

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It claims to strenuously defend what it sees as the original intention of the U. S. Constitution. The group promotes the idea that America is founded on Christian principles and supports a strong Christian influence in culture and government. It is anti-leftist, particularly anti-socialist and anti-communist. The JBS has a conspiracist view of history. It is also anti-globalization and anti-immigration reform. JBS advocates the abolition of income tax and the repeal of civil rights legislation, which it sees as being communist in inspiration. For these and other reasons, some opponents characterize it as a racist (and perhaps quasi-fascist) society. The John Birch Society, however, has always been open to all races and religions.

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Anti-communist - Conspiracist - Anti-globalization - Anti-immigration - Income tax - Civil rights - Racist - Fascist

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