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boston bean

(36,229 posts) Tue Jul 25, 2017, 10:17 AM Jul 2017

He defiles the Boy Scouts of America!

How much fucking lower can we go????

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He defiles the Boy Scouts of America! (Original Post) boston bean Jul 2017 OP

They defiled themselves when they fought tooth and nail to remain homophobic. Iggo Jul 2017 #1

I never paid much attention to any scouts, but from all that I have learned today. +10000 Not Ruth Jul 2017 #3

I used to be one in the 60s and early 70s. Iggo Jul 2017 #5

Sickening and stunning! Chasstev365 Jul 2017 #2

There are some truly excellent troops out there and I feel sorry that they're dealing with this. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2017 #4

My son quit Scouting PJMcK Jul 2017 #6

This will eat away at the BSA like a cancer Swagman Jul 2017 #7

Iggo

(47,625 posts)

1. They defiled themselves when they fought tooth and nail to remain homophobic.

Reply to boston bean (Original post)

Tue Jul 25, 2017, 10:19 AM

Jul 2017

I got nothing for the boy scouts.

:middlefinger:

Not Ruth

(3,613 posts)

3. I never paid much attention to any scouts, but from all that I have learned today. +10000

Reply to Iggo (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 25, 2017, 10:21 AM

Jul 2017

Iggo

(47,625 posts)

5. I used to be one in the 60s and early 70s.

Reply to Not Ruth (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 25, 2017, 10:27 AM

Jul 2017

Chasstev365

(5,191 posts)

2. Sickening and stunning!

Reply to boston bean (Original post)

Tue Jul 25, 2017, 10:20 AM

Jul 2017

WhiskeyGrinder

(22,555 posts)

4. There are some truly excellent troops out there and I feel sorry that they're dealing with this.

Reply to boston bean (Original post)

Tue Jul 25, 2017, 10:23 AM

Jul 2017

PJMcK

(22,102 posts)

6. My son quit Scouting

Reply to boston bean (Original post)

Tue Jul 25, 2017, 10:29 AM

Jul 2017

He was accomplishing a lot and learning lots of useful things. But when the local council on NY's Long Island decided to honor Bill O'Reilly, my then 14-year old son said, "O'Reilly disses everything we're supposed to be learning in Scouts. Screw that. I'm done."

He's a great young man.

Swagman

(1,934 posts)

7. This will eat away at the BSA like a cancer

Reply to boston bean (Original post)

Tue Jul 25, 2017, 10:38 AM

Jul 2017

unless the leaders state their opposition to Trump politicizing the event.
It only takes a moment like this for decline to begin and the rot to sink in if not re-addressed.

There was nothing more disturbing than seeing a senior Scout Master on stage chortle away as trump said such derogatory things about other citizens.

I can imagine other scouting organizations around the world may even distance themselves from the @boyscouts / BSA.
How can they ever hope to host an International Jamboree again in the US?

Trump is a walking talking disaster and everything he touches begins to rot. The Republican Party is a prime example and it's only take a year.

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