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By Troop75Eagle · Posted
It’s always remarkable to see and hear those people that want to censor content. I must add that the seemingly endless capacity of the web to bring a tsunami of news, the ability of people to cut paste, hijack, make fake accounts, troll and who knows what else without accountability of any kind is beyond the capacity of mortals to sort through. upon a time, intellectual, philosophical and academic study and publication was lengthy, in depth and had to be defended one on one. There was a long stretch of time when professionals dedicated to investigative journalism and history were respected and brought greater clarity to perspective and understanding. True, there have always been anonymous publications like the Federalist papers, Pseudonyms and the like. True, the rumor mills are as old as speech itself. And other creative avenues of disinformation like, “subsequent intelligence found after a military operation that happens to square nicely with justifications but that has to be classified.” upon a time, critical thinking, logic, reason, and other skills were important. Now, however, those skills and accountability appear more impediments and irritations that upset a perspective. I have come to see fanaticism and intolerance as true enemies of this society. I have seen the resurgence of anti-Semitism and anti-Catholicism awaken again like a bout of sleeping malaria which shocks me. I see now forces and borderline anarchy wanting to dismember the fabric of the entire social spectrum and crazy talk of civil wars. ( a topic I write about elsewhere as absurd). This response I’m writing here isn’t so much about the Academy ideas as it is about the strange and toxic mixes of disinformation, social order and our capacity to sift through it. The threatening nature of ideas, the desire to silence speech and its content, the immediate categorization of those who might disagree as reactionary, racist, oppressive and mean spirited (among many other colorful metaphors) all point to a type of fanaticism that must constantly be tempered. That seems a tall order for now. -
By RememberSchiff · Posted
Whatever minimum you want but allow units to select their council service center. Councils become market driven to meet that minimum and service to customers (units) improves. Community strip (from back in the day) or CO patch replaces Council patch. My $0.02, -
By RememberSchiff · Posted
Found this news story: Beaver Dam (WI) scouts camp in hometown during pandemic Traditionally each July, Scout Troop 724 heads to a Bay-Lakes Council camp in Wisconsin for a week-long camp out. Scoutmaster Mike Kraintz said plans changed this summer due to the pandemic. “Our committee made the decision not to attend a council camp which could include up to 300-400 scouts,” he said. “We thought that it was prudent that we didn’t expose ourselves to greater risk so we decided to do a quarantine camp.” Two former Boy Scout leaders, Chuck Frinak and his neighbor Mike Emmet, offered their backyards to the troop to use. Frinak has a grandson in the troop. The week’s adventures are being dubbed as the Scoutmaster’s Viral Camp Out. The first class on Monday was COVID-19 prevention training and was held at nearby Waterworks Park. Social distancing is being practiced and masks are being worn even though the days have been very hot and humid. He said the generosity of the neighborhood the troop is camping in continued to provide Thursday night as severe weather approached. The Girl Scout House opened its doors so the troop could take shelter. More and photos at source link: https://www.wiscnews.com/bdc/news/local/beaver-dam-scouts-camp-in-hometown-during-pandemic/article_cde3c797-5670-53bd-b4ba-c8216d618f4c.html -
By CynicalScouter · Posted
That's in effect 1- Measurements of Failure. National will set a standard that most existing councils will fail forcing mergers. I don't know about largest council; I can see them forcing several smaller ones into one or some such. -
By walk in the woods · Posted
I wonder if there isn't a 3) New membership/financial standards that are far beyond all/most existing councils, requiring acquisitions by the largest council in an area. @Cburkhardthad a thread a while back on mega-councils centered around major metropolii as I recall.
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