The last gasp of the Boy Scouts of America

World Net Daily ^ | May 13, 2024 | Scott Lively

[fwdude]

In the Cultural Marxists' "long march through the institutions," perhaps their toughest conquest was the Boy Scouts of America. This past week the BSA finally fully succumbed to the life-draining internal parasites with which it was infected 11 years ago after decades of stalwart resistance.

As with so many aspects of the fundamental transformation America has suffered in the 21st century, the turning point in the takedown of the Boy Scouts was an Obama operation – headed by deep-state swamp creature Rex Tillerson with a major assist by then-Defense Secretary Robert Gates.

[krizzy]

Because the perception that scouting is for everyone destroys every notion that "this is what boys do". Do guys invite their wives to poker night? No, because it changes the dynamic and you'll never get more guys to join your game if they know there are women involved.

That is a fair point. And as an old school style scouter, I agree that boys need a place and time to be boys without worrying about what the girls want, and I believe the key to that is to keep the program as near as possible, its original intent.

I have also spent many evenings discussing the programs with the boy scouts in the program. I believe most of them would agree with you. However after they took some time to think about some of the real experiences in the program, they began to have second thoughts. Probably 5 years before the program was opened up to girls, we started inviting Girl Scout Troops to scout camporees. They were invited with the expectation they would work as a venturing crew or a scout patrol would work. They were given no special privileges', nor were they given any advantage over the boys. Not only did they hold their own, they caused the boys to "up their game". Something else to remember, when people talk about scouting, the have visions of being outdoors and living at camp in the woods. The key element to the program is Leadership, the outdoors are just our classroom.

I also believe if you look at your districts numbers the family packs are growing in number while the boy only packs are shrinking, or holding their own. Parents these days are not willing to take the time to become leaders in the packs, they would rather sit in the back of the room and play with their phones while someone else does all the work. Being a family program helps recruit new "Quality Leaders" because if the family is involved, the parents may spend more time stepping up to help. That said, thank you for being one of the few willing to step up and take a leadership role in the future of our youth. This old Buffalo is glad to see some people willing provide our youth some excellent roll models to emulate as they mature.

[lepton]

I don’t know. We had black and hispanic kids in the local pack and troop in the 70s. Not many asians, but then not many in the area either.

[aquila48]

“Some of the strategies included,
- making homosexual characters portrayed in popular entertainment culture look normal and harmless, if not funny and inspiring.
- giving instant victim status to homosexuals in every area of public life.
- demonize those who do not accept or at least are not simply ambivalent about homosexuality.”

Well, you gotta give it to them, they’ve executed their plan to a T!

The LGBTQRSTUV crowd has sure outwitted the Straights. Are they smarter, or simply more motivated?

I wasn’t familiar with that book, thanks for pointing it out.

Here’s a great article on Hunter Madsen, that you might find interesting.

https://portmoodyfactcheck.com/2022/10/12/who-is-dr-hunter-madsen/

[elpadre]

We have several packs and troops in our area. At least two are sponsored by the VFW and a nearby military post sponsors one.. As an old Scouter from many years ago (made my Eagle in the 40’s) I keep an eye out for their activity. The units are not as large as before but well run with strong parental involvement.The BSA movement from years past was the finest program around to help kids grow into manhood. Nothing was given, each scout had to earn promotions and badges.

As one who grew up in the movement, what all has happened to the BSA makes me sick. But then again, the same thing has happened to our churches, schools and government. I am convinced these activist sexual deviant people are truly evil.