This
Wayback archive of Boy's Life is a fun site if you were a Boy Scout, or
just enjoy perusing old period
magazines. What struck me while looking through this 1955 edition
(that I likely viewed in real time)
was, "Hey it's who I am today!"
The BSA didn't become successful by promulgating against prevailing
culture. God,
patriotism, self reliance, and respect for others ooze
throughout. It
was entirely consistent with the culture we lived in (and had since
1776), and what we heard at home, in school and in the movies we
watched. Need spending
money boys? Earn it. The notion that anything found
on these pages could be found controversial—well, it just never
occurred. So what changed? And by whom?* There's
no simple answer, but somewhere at the core you'll find a Walter
Cronkite, the ACLU, Hollywood, and
"Progressives." I don't think the SEIU could
persuade Norman Rockwell to do the cover of
their rag.
Ever.
Here's
the Wayback site,
or look at some of the selections I clipped,
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All the "Way Back" to 1910. Great find.
ReplyDeleteScout Oath: "On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; To help other people at all times; To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight." We've been run over by the progressive freight train.
ReplyDeleteOne thing I'd hoped in the last year I'd hear at least some conservative media carry would be that some troops refuse to go along with opening the door to the sodomites.
ReplyDeleteHistory is never what we want it to be. Here is a great Di Lorenzo piece about the history of the Pledge.
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That's one of the best things about attending Boy Scout meetings: saying the Scout Oath, Scout Law, and Pledge of Allegiance.
ReplyDeleteKung Pao
I was a Boy Scout until I was 16. Then I became a girl scout
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