The John Birchers’ Tea Party

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11. "The real analogue to today’s unhinged right wing in America is yesterday’s unhinged right wing in

America."

From the John Birch Society's wiki page:

The society opposed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, claiming it violated the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and overstepped individual states' rights to enact laws regarding civil rights. The society opposes "one world government", and it has an immigration reduction view on immigration reform. It opposes the United Nations, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), and other free trade agreements. They argue the U.S. Constitution has been devalued in favor of political and economic globalization, and that this alleged trend is not accidental. It cited the existence of the former Security and Prosperity Partnership as evidence of a push towards a North American Union.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Birch_Society

it is important to realize that the tea party mentality is not a new phenomenon in the US. Neither is it restricted to the US - witness the rise of the "populist" right in Europe.

Excellent find, cali.