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BSA is nuts to make this badge required. The issue is part of one which has the US bitterly divided and has zero chance of attracting more scouts to replace those who leave or are pulled out by their parents. This "like it or leave" stuff can fly in a company where people rely on employment to get paid, but not in an organization dependent on volunteers who pay for the privilege. Oh, and in other news, costs are going up again. Whether or not we individually agree or disagree is besides the point, a hefty chunk of scouts won't be coming back because of forced idealogy like this. It's like BSA is trying to suicide the organisation.
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Update on new Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion MB
in Advancement Resources
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Maybe you were being tongue in cheek. If not, are they supremacists because they are not being taught the DEI ideology or because someone is teaching them to be supremacists? Plenty of people who disagree with DEI who have not a shred of supremacist feelings in them, and plenty who think anyone who disagrees with the DEI package as commonly understood must by definition be a supremacist of some sort. And BSA want to insert themselves into this mess.
Based on what we saw with NBA ratings and what we know of BSA's financial situation this is likely going to be very painful for the organization. You are right, it won't keep anyone from hiking, camping, or learning about anything scouts get to do outside of scouting if BSA closes a bunch of troops, camps, and/or counsils. It won't keep parents from teaching their kids proper values either.