The goals of the ACLU were clear from the group’s founding, as indicated by the writings of its founder, Roger Baldwin: “I am for socialism, disarmament, and ultimately for abolishing the state itself as an instrument of violence and compulsion. I seek social ownership of property, the abolition of the propertied class… Communism is the goal.”
Baldwin started calling himself a "Socialist" after he saw how difficult it would be to keep selling Communism directly once the horrors in the Soviet Union finally became known and people were able to see the results of his goals.
Since then, Leftists have relabeled themselves several times. When Socialism proved to be unpopular, they called themselves "Liberals." From Liberal they moved to "Progressive," looking for a friendlier sounding name. Sometimes they call themselves "Social Progressives.
"Liberal" is entirely inaccurate, because classic liberalism, of the kind our Founding Fathers practiced, pushed for limited government, personal responsibility (instead of government welfare), and free markets. The opposite of their beliefs, but it makes them feel good about the totalitarianism that they push.
"Progressivism," from it's early days until now, mixes necessary and good ideas with Communism. For example, child labor laws along with centralized power in the hands of the government instead of the people. Or a more efficient, less corrupt government along with a "Welfare State." If one tries to deny them their obvious attempts at sneaking in their Leftist agenda, they decry that person as racist, hateful, etc. They claim their big government ideas are inseperable from the necessary reforms they claim to support.
Whatever they are calling themselves at any given time, they stand for the same ideas: Tyranny through centralized control, marketed to appeal to what Stalin called "useful idiots".
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The ACLU's shocking legacy
By Alan Sears
© 2008 WorldNetDaily.com
One of the great myths of the 20th – and now 21st – century is the belief that the American Civil Liberties Union was an organization that had a noble beginning, but somehow strayed off course.
That myth is untrue. The ACLU set a course to destroy America – her freedom and her values – right from the start.
From its very beginning, the ACLU had strong socialist and communist ties. As early as 1931, the U.S. Congress was alarmed by the ACLU's devotion to communism. A report by the Special House Committee to Investigate Communist Activities stated
The American Civil Liberties Union is closely affiliated with the communist movement in the United States, and fully 90 percent of its efforts are on behalf of communists who have come into conflict with the law. It claims to stand for free speech, free press and free assembly, but it is quite apparent that the main function of the ACLU is an attempt to protect the communists.
Roger Baldwin and Crystal Eastman founded the ACLU in 1920 along with three other organizations dedicated to the most leftist of causes. The histories of these two individuals belie their claims of patriotism and respect for the Constitution.
Baldwin openly sought the utter destruction of American society. Fifteen years after the founding of the ACLU, Baldwin wrote:
I am for Socialism, disarmament and ultimately, for the abolishing of the State itself ... I seek the social ownership of property, the abolition of the propertied class and sole control of those who produce wealth. Communism is the goal.
Earl Browder, the general secretary of the Communist Party of the United States, admitted that the ACLU served as a "transmission belt" for the party. Baldwin agreed, claiming, "I don't regret being a part of the communist tactic which increased the effectiveness of a good cause."
Baldwin was a devoted follower of the anarchist Emma Goldman (or "Red Emma" as she was called), who was eventually deported to the Soviet Union in 1919 for her communist activities. Goldman was a consistent promoter of anarchism, radical education, "free love" and birth control. According to an online exhibit of Goldman's papers, her career "served as inspiration for Roger Baldwin, a future founder of the American Civil Liberties Union."
Eastman was a zealous feminist, an anti-war activist, and a great admirer of the Soviet revolution. Of her many leftist friends and associates, Eastman held the highest regard for Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger. According to Eastman, "We [feminists] must all be followers of Margaret Sanger."
Of course, Sanger was a passionate advocate of eugenics – the attempt to improve the human race through selective breeding. Abortion was a primary means to this "improvement," leading Sanger to write, "The most merciful thing that a family does to one of its infant members is to kill it."
Baldwin also was a great admirer of the Planned Parenthood founder. He heaped praise on Sanger: "She was a frail, beautiful, unassuming woman ... She always had a quiet insistence on the rightness of what she was doing."
This adoration of Sanger set the tone for the tragic history of the ACLU concerning the issue of abortion. To this day, the group fights for the most extreme of pro-abortion positions, including support for partial-birth abortion and opposition to parental consent for minors.
But the radical agenda hardly ends there. In his wedding vows, Baldwin called marriage as between one man and one woman "a grim mockery of essential freedom." He added, "The highest relationship between a man and a woman is that which welcomes and understands each other's loves."
The result is that today the ACLU is a leading advocate of same-sex "marriage," and has expressed support for polygamy and polyamory ("open" marriage) as well. The ACLU Policy Guide reads:
The ACLU believes that criminal and civil laws prohibiting or penalizing the practice of plural marriage [polygamy or polyamory] violate constitutional protections of freedom of expression and association, freedom of religion, and privacy for personal relationships among consenting adults.
While many accept the ACLU as a mainstream organization, their history tells a drastically different story. Organizations such as the Alliance Defense Fund are dedicated to exposing the myth that the ACLU is working hard for the First Amendment rights of Americans. Instead of being an organization that simply took a "wrong turn," the ACLU has devoted itself from the very beginning to the devastation of America's most cherished traditions, values, and laws.
Alan Sears, a former federal prosecutor in the Reagan administration, is president and CEO of the Alliance Defense Fund, America's largest legal alliance defending religious liberty through strategy, training, funding and litigation. He is co-author with Craig Osten of the new book "The ACLU vs. America: Exposing the Agenda to Redefine Moral Values."
- The ACLU's shocking legacy - Alan Sears
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ACLU's Fruit Doesn't Fall Far From the Tree, Says Conservative Author
By Chad Groening
September 20, 2005
(AgapePress) - A conservative author and editor says the ACLU is clearly engaged in trying to remove every hint of Judeo-Christian values in America. The philosophies of the legal group's founder, he says, suggest why that is the case.
David Kupelian is managing editor of WorldNetDaily.com and author of the recently published book The Marketing of Evil: How Radicals, Elitists, and Pseudo-Experts Sell Us Corruption Disguised as Freedom. The American Civil Liberties Union, says Kupelian, falls into the category of groups discussed in his book because of its founder.
"The ACLU was founded by Roger Baldwin, who was a card-carrying Communist," Kupelian states. "This not me, some right-winger, saying 'Oh, he's a Commie' -- I'm saying he was a Communist, he said he was a Communist, he belonged to the Communist Party, and he wanted to further the cause of Communism."
In fact, according to Alan Sears of the Alliance Defense Fund, Baldwin -- 15 years after founding the ACLU -- wrote: "I am for Socialism, disarmament and ultimately, for the abolishing of the State itself ... I seek the social ownership of property, the abolition of the propertied class and sole control of those who produce wealth. Communism is the goal."
Kupelian says it is obvious the ACLU's founder desired to further the cause of Communism. "The ACLU today would kind of distance themselves from that little bit of history," he concedes. "But even though they do occasionally confuse people by glomming onto a good issue and getting on the right side of a case ... for the most part, it's unmistakable."
The WorldNetDaily managing editor says that heritage explains the motivation behind the ACLU's attacks on Christianity -- and its tactic of forcing U.S. taxpayers to foot the bill. "They are engaged in trying to eliminate every vestige of Judeo-Christian expression in public places in America. It's frightening -- and they are using our tax dollars to do this," he says. "They use the laws of the land to get American taxpayers to spend their hard-earned money, actually financing their own destruction."
For example, says Kupelian, taxpayers had to shell out nearly half a million dollars to the ACLU when it won a case that forced former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore to remove a publicly displayed Ten Commandments monument in Montgomery.
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