Could not agree more. Scouting built character and masculinity and these two formed what I would call becoming an upstanding citizen. I became a military officer and served for 33 years and guided by Duty, Honor, Country. My oath to the U.S. Constitution is affirmed and does not end until my last breath. Our country is in perilous times and we need boys to grow into masculine men.
My son earned Eagle the year the Scouts decided to allow gay leaders. I knew then they were committing suicide. So sad. It was a great experience for him. Boys have no spaces that are just for them; women and girls are in everything. There are other groups now, but I don't know their names. As for the Scouts, stick a fork in it. So sad.
Is this now a world wide agenda or only in the US? It feels to me like a some kind of conspiracy to eliminate real men and weaken our country considerably. I believe women are still drawn to masculine men! I certainly am and always have been.
Correct everything be it food medical or social is designed to stop reproduction by western culture. The war on boys the class manipulation of gullible females, the men going there own way the feminist insanity all aimed at stopping reproduction of Western European society. And it has been working only now are we beginning to recognize the depth and breadth of the conspiracy against us. We must get past this and direct all our energies into repopulating the western world, and hang the directors of this genocide!
Dr. Y - you have the ability to identify the root cause of complex issues. I was also a Cub and Boy Scout. Being in the scouting program in the 1960's taught me a lot of personal skills and responsibilities that my parents didn't. Thank you for sharing!
As the mother of an Eagle Scout (2002), what has happened to this amazing organization breaks my heart. I was a Gold Award Girl Scout myself (1977), the equivalent of Eagle Scout. Both organizations have been destroyed by politics, and American children have suffered for it. It is way past time to bring them back to their original forms.
I remember my brothers in the boyscouts.. we just loved hearing their stories.. adventures.. then I had 3 sons.. they got it from the military.. the best boyscout camp ever! I loved the changes I saw in them ..
I would have to ask my brothers and husband/sons, but I have never heard of such a thing. Sure they did bows and arrows but never have I heard of them shooting chickens. I have mixed feelings about that.
The one thing I did learn over the years from my father's troop was not all scout leaders were ideal. Of course my father needed other male leaders to help out, but some of the other male leaders were a disaster. While managing a scout troop, my father held down a managerial job in the steel mills. Sometimes he had to leave an event for work and needed other leaders to step in for him while he was gone. He would return and be disappointed.
For example, my oldest brother could be stubborn and hard to get along with. One time my father had to leave while the troop was camping. He left other leaders in charge. My brother did not get along with another scout. It happens. They started fist fighting. The leader(s) allowed these two to physically fight each other for hours. I mean hours and hours. They both were pretty badly beaten up by the time my father got back. Of course my father didn't know this would go down or be allowed to go down for so long. You would think another male leader would have broke up the fight. But nope. So stuff does happen.
In the end the troop is only as good as the effort put into the troop. People are different and they are all juggling other responsibilities too. A good Boy Scout Troop starts out first with good Boy Scout leaders.
Boy Scouts start at 11 years of age. Boys that age should start to know that where their chicken on a dinner plate comes from. It is a harsh reality, but it is a reality. We are talking about turning boys to men.
I don't think I could kill a chicken so I would never ask a random 11 year old child to kill a chicken. I think teaching them where their chicken comes from is okay, but actually telling an 11 year old boy to kill one? No. I'm not okay with that.
However I could see if children are grown up on a farm, and their parents are okay with it, they may learn at 11 to kill a chicken by being around that all the time, and their parents may not have a problem with this request.
If you could not kill a chicken how exactly do you justify having others do it for you? Yeah there is that little detail. One does not "turn" a boy into a man.
One facilitates development.
The idea that "manhood" is learned by killing a bird really does not need
further exposing. It is worse than preposterous, alot worse.
Coercion in a group setting? That is what was occuring.
Ever hear of the famous Milgram experiments? They were not news 40 years ago. Some of us choose wisely, some did not.
The title alone speaks volumes. There are sacred ((( spaces ))))
Men and women are two halves of one ☯️ whole, yet not identical in form nor function.
Boy Scouts and Outward Bound type masculinity building initiatives are sacred protected spaces for men to thrive, build social emotional bonds and future business contacts.
A place where men can relax and be men.
This pack behavior is necessary to stimulate vasopressin to encourage primitive ‘team building' and hunting instincts;
a man is more likely to return to breed if he hunts in packs amongst brethren.
This is part of menfolk obsession with the sports thing (sorry ladies… 🙄)
From an evolutionary standpoint, male-only masculinity MENtorship prepares these young men-of-tomorrow to be protectors and providers.
Women also enjoy protected spaces- essential for our physical safety, and mental health.
Now our protected spaces are being violated by the delusional 🌈 propagandists.
I can no longer discern, if I’m walking into a sacred: 'ladies only-gentlemen prosecuted' powder room
OR
a space harboring a 6'6; 350lb linebacker clad in a sundress and peep-toe kitten heels.
Excellent essay. I was not a scout, but the original purpose and program certainly resonate with me; I should have been. The systematic destruction of the Boy Scouts is incredibly sad. This is worth fixing. If there is anything I can do, I would devote considerable time and effort to help right the ship.
My son achieved Eagle in 1999. Scouting and the leaders helped form him to the man he is as his father was absent. I was so sad to watch the deterioration of this organization. I am glad he did not get his boys involved although it was for different reasons.
One of my Bucket List projects was to write a manual for a new form of scouting. My tentative name for it was Earth Rangers. While co-ed, it would cover very practical learning activities that would teach youths how to navigate our difficult dimension and the whys and wherefores of being here at all...
Well maybe one day.... we aren't ready for Earth Rangers yet.
Thank you for this exceptional piece on the destruction of the male and female in our society. Thank you for the time you invested in writing and editing this most important presentation. Will send to many. Heartbreaking. The stupidity. The lack of research and thought our passive society allows to flourish in every area. Marxist all the way. Biblical truth is the only answer to the confusion. The more God is removed from our lives, the more Marxist insanity goes mainstream. I fault the pastors, the teachers, our worthless spineless Congress. No leadership for the Truth. But plenty for those bought and paid for with laundered taxpayer money to make men as weak as possible so they will not fight back and counter any of the ongoing insanity of our demonic government. The destruction of the family all part of this. Pot sold everywhere...now being farmed massively in the US by the Chinese immigrants to further disempower males. The Chinese are not using pot. They know better. This is to take over our country and make us slaves. God help us.
I remember well my days in the Boy Scouts. They were great days of learning how to live off the land and how to treat others. We were fortunate as someone had donated property on Long Island where our troop camped out once a month and for 2 weeks in the summer. My father was a scout leader and often joined us at Camp Melville.
Unfortunately, I found alcohol after I got to First Class and never went further. Fortunately, I quit drinking 54 years ago. I often wonder if what I learned from scouting played a role in my decision to straighten out my life.
What happened to the organization recently is a disaster and great loss for boys who could use the help to develop themselves into real men!
Young women are having a terrible time meeting men worthy of their attention. On the other hand many want to emulate Kim Kardashian leaving young men in a similar situation of meeting grounded women. So many things working against our young people including high rates of neuro issues related to so many transfections. The future is very worrisome...
Could not agree more. Scouting built character and masculinity and these two formed what I would call becoming an upstanding citizen. I became a military officer and served for 33 years and guided by Duty, Honor, Country. My oath to the U.S. Constitution is affirmed and does not end until my last breath. Our country is in perilous times and we need boys to grow into masculine men.
My son earned Eagle the year the Scouts decided to allow gay leaders. I knew then they were committing suicide. So sad. It was a great experience for him. Boys have no spaces that are just for them; women and girls are in everything. There are other groups now, but I don't know their names. As for the Scouts, stick a fork in it. So sad.
One Christian based group for boys is Royal Rangers
Is this now a world wide agenda or only in the US? It feels to me like a some kind of conspiracy to eliminate real men and weaken our country considerably. I believe women are still drawn to masculine men! I certainly am and always have been.
Once you understand the agenda is to kill 3/4 of us, all becomes clear.
Conservative estimate.
Correct everything be it food medical or social is designed to stop reproduction by western culture. The war on boys the class manipulation of gullible females, the men going there own way the feminist insanity all aimed at stopping reproduction of Western European society. And it has been working only now are we beginning to recognize the depth and breadth of the conspiracy against us. We must get past this and direct all our energies into repopulating the western world, and hang the directors of this genocide!
Dr. Y - you have the ability to identify the root cause of complex issues. I was also a Cub and Boy Scout. Being in the scouting program in the 1960's taught me a lot of personal skills and responsibilities that my parents didn't. Thank you for sharing!
As the mother of an Eagle Scout (2002), what has happened to this amazing organization breaks my heart. I was a Gold Award Girl Scout myself (1977), the equivalent of Eagle Scout. Both organizations have been destroyed by politics, and American children have suffered for it. It is way past time to bring them back to their original forms.
I remember my brothers in the boyscouts.. we just loved hearing their stories.. adventures.. then I had 3 sons.. they got it from the military.. the best boyscout camp ever! I loved the changes I saw in them ..
A stellar contribution appropriate for the insanity of the times.
Normalizing sexual deviance has come to be an expectation.
The brightest bulbs in the room ain't having it, none of it.
Have a similar pre Scout account. Between Cub Scouts and Scouts was this
holding place (not joking) called WeBlows... Cannot make this up.
Webelos was from "We'll be loyal scouts". That was the 11 year old boys
No recollection, been a very long time. I went to one camp out event.
They had constructed a caged pen about 20' square. Gave us bows and arrow.
They had released a few chickens in pen. One at a time a boy was put in pen to attempt to shoot a chicken. Even at 11 knew they were nuts.
The moldy canvas tent in the rain sealed the decision.
I would have to ask my brothers and husband/sons, but I have never heard of such a thing. Sure they did bows and arrows but never have I heard of them shooting chickens. I have mixed feelings about that.
The one thing I did learn over the years from my father's troop was not all scout leaders were ideal. Of course my father needed other male leaders to help out, but some of the other male leaders were a disaster. While managing a scout troop, my father held down a managerial job in the steel mills. Sometimes he had to leave an event for work and needed other leaders to step in for him while he was gone. He would return and be disappointed.
For example, my oldest brother could be stubborn and hard to get along with. One time my father had to leave while the troop was camping. He left other leaders in charge. My brother did not get along with another scout. It happens. They started fist fighting. The leader(s) allowed these two to physically fight each other for hours. I mean hours and hours. They both were pretty badly beaten up by the time my father got back. Of course my father didn't know this would go down or be allowed to go down for so long. You would think another male leader would have broke up the fight. But nope. So stuff does happen.
In the end the troop is only as good as the effort put into the troop. People are different and they are all juggling other responsibilities too. A good Boy Scout Troop starts out first with good Boy Scout leaders.
I saw stuff related to this story, but overall, it toughened me, and I thought nothing of it at the time.
Dee, you are not thinking. Was not suggested it a "policy" was
recalling an experience. No leadership is "ideal"
Stupid exists, it always has.
You have mixed feeling about an attempt to condition an 11 yr old to attempt to kill an animal with a primitive weapon? There is nothing
"mixed" about that.
Goodness derives from what root word???
Boy Scouts start at 11 years of age. Boys that age should start to know that where their chicken on a dinner plate comes from. It is a harsh reality, but it is a reality. We are talking about turning boys to men.
I don't think I could kill a chicken so I would never ask a random 11 year old child to kill a chicken. I think teaching them where their chicken comes from is okay, but actually telling an 11 year old boy to kill one? No. I'm not okay with that.
However I could see if children are grown up on a farm, and their parents are okay with it, they may learn at 11 to kill a chicken by being around that all the time, and their parents may not have a problem with this request.
If you could not kill a chicken how exactly do you justify having others do it for you? Yeah there is that little detail. One does not "turn" a boy into a man.
One facilitates development.
The idea that "manhood" is learned by killing a bird really does not need
further exposing. It is worse than preposterous, alot worse.
Coercion in a group setting? That is what was occuring.
Ever hear of the famous Milgram experiments? They were not news 40 years ago. Some of us choose wisely, some did not.
Thanks Dr. Yoho
The title alone speaks volumes. There are sacred ((( spaces ))))
Men and women are two halves of one ☯️ whole, yet not identical in form nor function.
Boy Scouts and Outward Bound type masculinity building initiatives are sacred protected spaces for men to thrive, build social emotional bonds and future business contacts.
A place where men can relax and be men.
This pack behavior is necessary to stimulate vasopressin to encourage primitive ‘team building' and hunting instincts;
a man is more likely to return to breed if he hunts in packs amongst brethren.
This is part of menfolk obsession with the sports thing (sorry ladies… 🙄)
From an evolutionary standpoint, male-only masculinity MENtorship prepares these young men-of-tomorrow to be protectors and providers.
Women also enjoy protected spaces- essential for our physical safety, and mental health.
Now our protected spaces are being violated by the delusional 🌈 propagandists.
I can no longer discern, if I’m walking into a sacred: 'ladies only-gentlemen prosecuted' powder room
OR
a space harboring a 6'6; 350lb linebacker clad in a sundress and peep-toe kitten heels.
💯
Excellent essay. I was not a scout, but the original purpose and program certainly resonate with me; I should have been. The systematic destruction of the Boy Scouts is incredibly sad. This is worth fixing. If there is anything I can do, I would devote considerable time and effort to help right the ship.
My son achieved Eagle in 1999. Scouting and the leaders helped form him to the man he is as his father was absent. I was so sad to watch the deterioration of this organization. I am glad he did not get his boys involved although it was for different reasons.
I feel so sad when I read this. Now I know where all the men have gone
One of my Bucket List projects was to write a manual for a new form of scouting. My tentative name for it was Earth Rangers. While co-ed, it would cover very practical learning activities that would teach youths how to navigate our difficult dimension and the whys and wherefores of being here at all...
Well maybe one day.... we aren't ready for Earth Rangers yet.
Fantastic idea, grow it.
Thank you for this exceptional piece on the destruction of the male and female in our society. Thank you for the time you invested in writing and editing this most important presentation. Will send to many. Heartbreaking. The stupidity. The lack of research and thought our passive society allows to flourish in every area. Marxist all the way. Biblical truth is the only answer to the confusion. The more God is removed from our lives, the more Marxist insanity goes mainstream. I fault the pastors, the teachers, our worthless spineless Congress. No leadership for the Truth. But plenty for those bought and paid for with laundered taxpayer money to make men as weak as possible so they will not fight back and counter any of the ongoing insanity of our demonic government. The destruction of the family all part of this. Pot sold everywhere...now being farmed massively in the US by the Chinese immigrants to further disempower males. The Chinese are not using pot. They know better. This is to take over our country and make us slaves. God help us.
I remember well my days in the Boy Scouts. They were great days of learning how to live off the land and how to treat others. We were fortunate as someone had donated property on Long Island where our troop camped out once a month and for 2 weeks in the summer. My father was a scout leader and often joined us at Camp Melville.
Unfortunately, I found alcohol after I got to First Class and never went further. Fortunately, I quit drinking 54 years ago. I often wonder if what I learned from scouting played a role in my decision to straighten out my life.
What happened to the organization recently is a disaster and great loss for boys who could use the help to develop themselves into real men!
agree
Thank you, Dr. Yoho!
Young women are having a terrible time meeting men worthy of their attention. On the other hand many want to emulate Kim Kardashian leaving young men in a similar situation of meeting grounded women. So many things working against our young people including high rates of neuro issues related to so many transfections. The future is very worrisome...