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In reply to the discussion: Why do Republicans hate the UN? [View all]jonthebru
(1,034 posts)(The Society For Preservation Of Wooden Toilet Seats!) has been against the UN from the beginning.
During the 60's the Birchers had storefront offices in cities and mid-sized towns all over America. They also paid for billboards calling for the impeachment of Earl Warren SCOTUS Chief Justice, charging MLKjr with being a Communist and of course charging all Union action with being Communist. To them, the United Nations was just like they state today, an effort to take over American Sovereignty. Fred Koch, founder of Koch Industries, was one of the founding members.
Dallas was a real hot bed for this activity and the Secret Service was very uncomfortable with JFK"s visit there in November of 1963.
Just recently, a "friend" called all Progressives' "Communists". Little does he know how absolutely wrong he is, but his exposure to the likes of Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, who is a certifiable nutter, and the rest of those propagandists brainwash his perceptions.
Millions of people are in his situation and frankly, being adults, there is little hope for their salvation.
One of the lobby groups who fought the handicap treaty yesterday was a home schooling group. What the frick are they even involved with UN treaties for anyway? Its a scary imaginary world they perceive.
Much of this is linked to Dominion Theology.