| − | [[William F. Buckley, Jr.]], a prominent [[neoconservative]] leader of the "New Right," opposed the John Birch Society which he perceived as damaging the reputation of the anti-Communist cause. Buckley sarcastically wrote in ''The Politician'':<ref>Mulloy, D. J. (2014). [https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_World_of_the_John_Birch_Society/RHHYAwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=john+birch+society+comsymp&pg=PA79&printsec=frontcover The World of the John Birch Society: Conspiracy, Conservatism, and the Cold War], p. 79. ''Google Books''. Retrieved May 16, 2023.</ref> | + | [[William F. Buckley, Jr.]], a prominent [[neoconservative]] leader of the "New Right," opposed the John Birch Society, which he perceived as damaging the reputation of the anti-Communist cause. Buckley sarcastically commented in ''The Politician'':<ref>Mulloy, D. J. (2014). [https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_World_of_the_John_Birch_Society/RHHYAwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=john+birch+society+comsymp&pg=PA79&printsec=frontcover The World of the John Birch Society: Conspiracy, Conservatism, and the Cold War], p. 79. ''Google Books''. Retrieved May 16, 2023.</ref> |
| | {{cquote|Woe unto the man who disagrees with [[Robert Welch|Mr. Welch]]. He is 1) an idiot, or 2) a Comsymp, or 3) an outright Communist.|||William F. Buckley, Jr.}} | | {{cquote|Woe unto the man who disagrees with [[Robert Welch|Mr. Welch]]. He is 1) an idiot, or 2) a Comsymp, or 3) an outright Communist.|||William F. Buckley, Jr.}} |