{"id":155456,"date":"2024-03-21T18:31:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T23:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jbs.org\/?p=155456"},"modified":"2024-03-19T14:47:05","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T19:47:05","slug":"power-of-an-educated-citizenry-activate-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jbs.org\/audio\/power-of-an-educated-citizenry-activate-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Power of an Educated Citizenry | Activate America"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6330\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-155456-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jbs_activate_america\/jbs.org\/assets\/podcast\/aa\/activate-america-240321-Power-of-an-Educated-Citizenry.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jbs_activate_america\/jbs.org\/assets\/podcast\/aa\/activate-america-240321-Power-of-an-Educated-Citizenry.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jbs_activate_america\/jbs.org\/assets\/podcast\/aa\/activate-america-240321-Power-of-an-Educated-Citizenry.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jbs_activate_america\/jbs.org\/assets\/podcast\/aa\/activate-america-240321-Power-of-an-Educated-Citizenry.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/jbs.org\/?powerpress_pinw=155456-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jbs_activate_america\/jbs.org\/assets\/podcast\/aa\/activate-america-240321-Power-of-an-Educated-Citizenry.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"activate-america-240321-Power-of-an-Educated-Citizenry.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p>What makes a powerful citizenry?\u00a0 Samuel Adams wrote about the Committees of Correspondence and how they educated opinion molders.\u00a0 They went on to educate the rest of the population.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Much like modern day social media, find out how the electorate of the 1700s were trending in this episode of Activate America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take Action:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1.) 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Learn why the Constitution is such a powerful document.&nbsp; Watch \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/jbs.org\/constitution\/video\/\">The Constitution is the Solution<\/a>\u201d.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3.)&nbsp; Join your fellow patriots by <a href=\"https:\/\/jbs.org\/join\/\">applying for membership at the John Birch Society<\/a>.&nbsp; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6331\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-155456-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jbs_activate_america\/jbs.org\/assets\/podcast\/aa\/activate-america-240321-Power-of-an-Educated-Citizenry.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jbs_activate_america\/jbs.org\/assets\/podcast\/aa\/activate-america-240321-Power-of-an-Educated-Citizenry.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jbs_activate_america\/jbs.org\/assets\/podcast\/aa\/activate-america-240321-Power-of-an-Educated-Citizenry.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jbs_activate_america\/jbs.org\/assets\/podcast\/aa\/activate-america-240321-Power-of-an-Educated-Citizenry.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/jbs.org\/?powerpress_pinw=155456-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/jbs_activate_america\/jbs.org\/assets\/podcast\/aa\/activate-america-240321-Power-of-an-Educated-Citizenry.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"activate-america-240321-Power-of-an-Educated-Citizenry.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>What makes a powerful citizenry?\u00a0 Samuel Adams wrote about the Committees of Correspondence and how they educated opinion molders.\u00a0 They went on to educate the rest of the population.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Much like modern day social media, find out how the electorate of the 1700s were trending in this episode of Activate America. 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