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More oxford books @ www.OxfordeBook.comFore more urdu books visit www.4Urdu.comRADICALS FOR CAPITALISM 207walked a careful line, making use of JBS volunteers who did not publicizetheir membership. 43Rand was not bothered by the charges against the JBS, which she characterizedas “an artificial and somewhat unworthy strawman.” She hadlunch with Welch in Boston before her first Ford Hall Forum appearance;apparently it was a successful encounter despite their differences. Welchfollowed up with a copy of Grace Lumpkin’s anti-Communist religiousautobiography, noting that Rand might disagree with the theme but stillfind it of interest. The JBS even had a form letter of sorts for Objectivistswho inquired about membership. “Since Miss Rand is an avowed atheist,she would certainly not follow the Society in its insistence that its membersbelieve in God,” the letter read, continuing, “Any support, however,which you might be able to give to the principles of less government,more individual responsibility, and a better world, outside membershipin the Society, would certainly be appreciated.” To Rand the JBS wassimply another group of misguided religious conservatives. She didn’tunderstand the extent to which the society had become synonymousin the popular mind with incipient fascism and totalitarian mob rule.The JBS had even been widely—and falsely—linked with the Kennedyassassination. It struck fear into the hearts of liberal commentators, everalert for demagogues after an era of totalitarianism. By contrast Randwondered, “What, exactly, is the evil of the so-called ‘radical right?’ ” Itcouldn’t be racism, she argued, for “the main, active body of racists inthis country” were southern Democrats. 44Rand viewed the charge of racism as a smokescreen for liberal oppositionto capitalism. In her mind Goldwater’s defense of capitalismexplained his popularity, for the main issue of the age was capitalismversus socialism. In a postmortem on the Republican convention shewrote, “Now consider the term extremism. Its alleged meaning is: ‘intolerance,hatred, racism, bigotry, crackpot theories, incitement to violence.’Its real meaning is: ‘the advocacy of capitalism.’ ” 45 To some degreeRand had a point. Liberal commentators appeared especially incredulousat the mention of libertarian ideas, and support for the LibertyAmendment, a proposal to ban the income tax, ran high among Birchers.But free markets were only a piece of the larger JBS worldview, whichincluded staunch opposition to civil rights and anti-Communism à laMcCarthy. With her single-minded focus on capitalism, Rand missed