How Is John Birch Society Similar To Classic Fascism

The John Birch Society (JBS) may seem similar to classic Fascism in a number of ways, but once it is examined closely, it is evident that there are notable key differences in their ideologies. Both the JBS and Fascism have contributed specific ideas to the current New White Nationalist movement, yet the JBS's ideas are easier to recognize in today's GOP as well as in other ultra-right conservative movements. First it is necessary to define Fascism's ideology, then compare them with an explanation in the JBS's ideals. The JBS and New White Nationalism are similar but different, and it must be noted the JBS was a precursor to some of the ideas present in New White Nationalism today, and that the JBS can be classified as a New White Nationalist

As discussed earlier, the JBS does not have a glorified fearless leader that is worshipped. Instead, their organization is scattered throughout the country with different chapters in cities throughout the United States. They have prominent figures, such as their founder Robert Welch, and other leaders that are highly regarded, but they are not idolized or viewed as infallible as was the case of Adolf Hitler in Germany. The JBS also does not utilize a liturgical style of politics. Whether this is due to lack of followers or lack of charismatic leader to warrant such glorification, the fact remains that they do not hold massive outdoor rallies that compel people to join through unparalleled propaganda. That is not to say that they do not utilize propaganda, because they do to a certain extent. However, their style of propaganda does not advocate for totalitarian rule; instead their propaganda focuses on promoting the ideals of laissez faire economics and anti-federalism, since the JBS despises communism and has many conspiracy theories on one world governments. The extreme capitalist propaganda attacks communism and anything that faintly resembles it, including welfare programs and civil rights policies. The anti-federalist propaganda greatly differs from Fascism, as it advocates for local rule, as opposed to the one, central totalitarian party. This position is best explained by their

Christian dominionists, Christian reconstructionists, sovereign citizens, and some Tea Party members are included in the umbrella of New White Nationalism. The John Birch Society has contributed unique ideas to New White Nationalism as a whole that have been adopted by other groups within the New White Nationalism umbrella. The JBS's idea of extreme laissez fair economics has permeated into most of these groups. One explanation for this is that the funding that most of the groups receive is from privately wealthy businessmen, who benefit from pure capitalism's lack of regulation. This idea of laissez-fair economics and lack of government regulation can easily be shifted and seen as support for local government. While the JBS does not explicitly call for ideas such as secession or heavily advocate for local rule (when compared to sovereign citizens), their economic viewpoint may have been the starting point for many of these movements, as ideal pure capitalism would have a small government so that it does not have the potential to regulate economy. In Wrapped in the Flag, Claire Connor writes of her contact with a sovereign citizen who denied the validity of the federal government, and tells of how the JBS initially supported his run for public office, yet broke contact when he attempted to incite