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The ACLU's radical roots
« on: March 09, 2017, 04:35:24 pm »
March 9, 2017
The ACLU's radical roots
By Robert Knight

Examining the pedigree of groups helps us understand why they act the way they do today.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) purports to uphold First Amendment freedoms for all Americans, but its seminal doctrines and selective choice of cases reveal something else altogether.

The ACLU was founded in 1920 by leftwing activists, including socialists Norman Thomas and Crystal Eastman, lesbian social and peace activist, and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jane Addams, then-radical jurist Felix Frankfurter and communist Roger Baldwin.

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Re: The ACLU's radical roots
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2017, 05:45:47 pm »
I've heard this before and it is worth repeating.
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« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2017, 02:44:03 am »
The ACLU is composed largely of communists and fellow travelers -- in the past, today, and likely will remain so into the future.
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« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2017, 02:59:49 am »
Quote from: Fishrrman on March 10, 2017, 02:44:03 am
The ACLU is composed largely of communists and fellow travelers -- in the past, today, and likely will remain so into the future.
QFT
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