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Part One: How The John Birch Society Invented The Modern Far Right

Behind the Bastards

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Exploring Origins of the Modern Right-Wing Movement and Political Figures

Exploring the roots of the American right-wing movement from the Republican party to discussions on fascism and its looming threat, linked through a comparison of E. Gary Gygax's influence on Dungeons and Dragons to Robert Welch's role in forming the modern Republican party.

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