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The Grange

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Organization

The Resume

    (circa 1867- )
    Born in United States
    Full name: The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry
    America's oldest organization dedicated to agriculture
    Founded to help farmers and protect their rights
    Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Harry Truman, and Norman Rockwell were members

Why they might be annoying:

    They were founded by a Freemason and incorporated many Freemason elements into their organization: secret meetings, rituals, etc.
    They have lost a lot of members, from a high of one million in the fifties to about 300,000 today.
    Their full name is pretentious and overly long: NB Grange is derived from the Latin word for grain.
    They favor government regulation of large agricultural companies.
    They support the insane notion of farm subsidies, that is paying farmers not to grow certain crops or to produce certain items like honey or wool for mohair.

Why they might not be annoying:

    They have done a great deal to help farmers politically like passing laws establishing rural mail service and regulating railroads.
    They do not discriminate by race, sex, or age and even allow non-farmers who support their causes to join.
    They have established co-ops to help farmers sell their crops at the best prices and not have to buy goods at inflated prices.
    Although they do work to help farmer friendly laws pass, they do not endorse political candidates or parties.
    They have dropped much of the Freemason stuff like secret membership and goofy rituals.

Credit: tom_jeffords


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 11 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 38.89% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 25 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 10 Votes: 30.0% Annoying