End Support for the Boy Scouts

Discussion in 'Political Opinions & Beliefs' started by HereWeGoAgain, Jul 24, 2017.

  1. HereWeGoAgain

    HereWeGoAgain Banned

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    I was a scout. I loved the scouts. I later came to realize that they were largely a religious paramilitary organization. Back then we literally trained to fight another WWII - church sponsored military training - but it was still a great experience. I have always supported the Boy Scouts and had a soft place in my heart for them. No more.

    No longer. I just saw that Trump was named the Honorary President of the Boy Scouts, or some such insult to the spirit of scouting.

    The Scout Motto is to be
    Trustworthy
    Loyal
    Helpful
    Friendly
    Courteous
    Kind
    Obedient
    Cheerful
    Thrifty
    Brave
    Clean
    Reverent

    Being a scout used to mean something. It was something to aspire to.

    They just made an adversary out of a lifetime supporter.

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    Well, I did grab a lot of ******* in my Boy Scout days... the Girl Scouts were usually just one camp over.
     
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    PeppermintTwist Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Why would they contaminate their image? Has to be a reason.
     
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    VietVet Well-Known Member

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    Used to be the president was a role model.

    Hey, look at the kid second from the right - he isn't saluting!!
     
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    Anything Trump supports you hate and anything Trump hates you support, typical democrat stance these days. There is a reason why people don't think the Democrat party doesn't stand for anything, and it's stuff like this. Also, what's the Hitler picture for? Is this another Trump-Hitler comparison?
     
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    Thing is, Mr. Trump does not exactly embody BSA values.
     
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    Here I thought it was because they weren't effeminate enough for you? You know, all inclusive or you're a bigot were told?

    The military loves Trump and detested Obama. Why would the boy scouts prefer the previous cowardly liar?
     
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    Shoot the bastard!

    When Trump addressed the scouts, he only cited Trustworthy and most of all, Loyal, from the motto. Just like Hitlers youth...

    Recall that he kept a book with Hitler's writings next to his bed.
     
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    He is the antithesis of those values.

    To use "Trump" and "Boy Scout" in the same sentence is an automatic joke.
     
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    never said he did
     
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    Here we go with the Hitler analogies again .... It's really ridiculous.

    Death camps? Trump wants to send illegal aliens home. In absolute comfort and security. Though they broke the law in crossing the border, mostly in dead of night, with no background checks. This is unreasonable?

    He has Jews and blacks in his inner circle, and Jews in the family.

    Burning down the Reichstag? Seriously?

    Murdering leaders of the military in a Night of the Long Knives? Oh, okay.

    Show trials? Tell me more.

    Invasion of neighboring countries? To the East and West? Simultaneously?


    This is embarrassing.
     
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    TDS Supreme.
     
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    I am just hearing the "speech" the blowhard gave at the Boy Scout Jamboree!!!
    HOW DISTURBING.
    At one point he thanked them for voting for him!!!!!
    We keep seeing new lows with this reality show host.
    The Ramblings of a disturbed boy in an old man's body.
     
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    It all started when the homos were allowed to be scoutmasters. Taking camp showers today is A LOT different than when I was a Scout.
     
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    Yes, we need to dismantle the Boy Scouts. We need more boys involved in the urban, gangsta, hip hop culture.
     
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    They like him because he is the President, because he respects their code, because he's pro American and because he shows enthusiasm for his job. You have to have an agenda to find something wrong with that.

    Four exclamation points, yet. Mmph.
     
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    What a bunch petty, and miserable people. Trump made a speech to the Boy Scouts, whaaaaaa dismantle the Boy Scouts, while I compare them to the Hitler Youth. *******n, people are dumb.
     
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    Hahahahahah
     
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    Did you really have to go full Godwin in the very first post?

    It's like Trump really DOES live rent-free in some peoples minds. Yowch.
     
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    The BLOTUS's approval amongst the military has DROPPED like a rock!

    http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/trump-s-support-drops-military-communities-n768036

    http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/trump-approval-military-drops/2017/06/06/id/794474/

     
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    Lol...As in, The Russian call girl was dressed as a boy scout when she gave trump a golden shower?
     
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    You have a very twisted idea of what the Boy Scouts stand for. There is definitely a wide variety of political opinion among it's leaders. It is tolerated. Not so with Hitler's youth movement. You want to apply your political opinion to everyone else.
     
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    Wait a minute: the scouts simply upheld their promised tradition of inviting the sitting president, whomever he may be, to speak. It's not their fault that Trump is such a ****ing dolt, he cannot even speak for 10 minutes to youth. He is a disgrace, the boy scouts are not.
     
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    Every US President since scouting began in 1910 has been made honorary president of the boy scouts. If they had to chose between you and the POTUS, they will choose the POTUS every time. It is a marketing thing.
     
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    lol, now the left is back to hating the Boy Scouts, after years of using them as a symbol for homosexual rights? Hilarious.
     
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