hydroacetylene
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hydroacetylene
9hr ago
'Nazi' is a youth subculture now, like Emo or Goth. When was the last time you heard of one of them running a scouting org?
hydroacetylene
9hr ago
Four day weeks already exist, they're a thing in the trades that come with their own set of tradeoffs- either as part of a four/3 schedule or as a mon-thurs/tues-fri schedule. They seems to be slowly getting more popular
hydroacetylene
9hr ago
...Rednecks do that shit all the time.
hydroacetylene
11hr ago
The chuds will inherit the earth.
hydroacetylene
12hr ago
Probably, yes.
hydroacetylene
12hr ago
Maybe capable civilized attorneys should have more babies then.
hydroacetylene
12hr ago
There's approximately seven zillion scouting knockoff organizations running around, ranging from the scouts of europe to the adventure guides. None of them have reached the popularity of the BSA, or even seriously competed- American Heritage Girls are at least noticeable next to girl scouts of America. None of the others are. I've heard parents prefer the scouts of Europe to the troops of St. George because at least the former has a program, but it's still tiny next to the BSA.
hydroacetylene
12hr ago
There are rednecks who would happily take the youths hunting, there's even special seasons for this. If you, as a middle or high school boy, go to a deep mechanic shop and ask if you can help so you can learn a thing or too they'll let you. Etc, etc.
Scouting used to be good at facilitating this stuff- it decided to pivot away from it.
hydroacetylene
1d ago
No, although I have a few cousins and uncles and stuff who can speak cajun. I think cajun deserves to be preserved as a distinct language and not just parisian french in Louisiana schools, but that's probably not going to happen.
hydroacetylene
1d ago
Aren't most cases of child sex abuse carried out by the mother's non-married partner?
hydroacetylene
1d ago
And it's worth noting that when we went in, the US still had the geniuses behind operation condor. Say what you will, but Pinochet was not soft on crime. It wasn't lack of ability.
hydroacetylene
1d ago
I mean Afghanis who speak english well enough to pose as translators are a very selected group.
hydroacetylene
1d ago
I was a scout in the middle of the transition to 'general early step on the cursus honorum for highborn youths'. Eagle scout rates, across all of the BSA, had just reached 6%. We had orienteering, ten mile hikes, backpacking trips were optional. I didn't get my eagle but eagle projects were invariably minor construction projects for sympathetic sounding but not hard case institutions- think 'put in a new flowerbed at the nursing home'. There were dads at the campouts, but they were in their own section, watching from afar. We had our own campfire, cooked our own food, were basically unsupervised. The older boys(teens) ran the program for the tweens. I liked that part, but the advanced ranks seemed like BS paperwork to burnish a resume.
Now don't get me wrong, I did learn some cool stuff, like orienteering, firebuilding, whittling safety, etc. We had .22 rifles for marksmanship, no archery. They ran some cool merit badge programs- pioneering and horsemanship in particular were some things I probably wouldn't have otherwise learned. But you're basically right.
hydroacetylene
2d ago
Uh, you could have asked any chud what the man of the house's responsibilities are. It's to 1) pay the bills(as in earn the money to do so) 2) take the lead on security and safety issues, including those that are more annoying than dangerous(telling the salesman or political canvasser to go away) 3) do outdoor or heavier/more unpleasant chores(yardwork, taking the trash out, moving heavy objects) 4) provide final discipline for the kids(wait til your father gets home...). You might get some more awkward shuffling before admitting that women are supposed to cook and clean and take the lead on childcare and put her career second.
hydroacetylene
2d ago
I mean, it's probably not that helpful in a boxing match, but this is trivially true. But that's like saying guns are useless in the military because of drones- sometimes different things solve different problems.
hydroacetylene
3d ago
I've met both. Neither of them were people who had any chance of being popular but they exist.
hydroacetylene
3d ago
I mean in the trades you definitely don't have to pretend you'd keep working if you won the lottery, so that part checks out.
hydroacetylene
3d ago
Ok, but this is obviously idealization of trans people by themselves, right? What's their view of themselves as nonfiction? What are the shibboleths of the subculture?
hydroacetylene
3d ago
I mean, better looking, more money for fewer hours(and motte posters underestimate the latter part), better behaved, cuter children(the median Hispanic/white pairing produces white-looking children)... all kinda part of the complex. The stereotype that Hispanic men are alcoholics who think it's OK to beat and cheat on their wives because they earn a slightly higher percentage of household income by holding three jobs instead of two is also the opinion of many in the Hispanic community.
hydroacetylene
3d ago
People, by revealed preference, seem to like living in the northern Rockies. But even neighboring North Carolina is a very pleasant GOP run state.
hydroacetylene
3d ago
At a certain point, republicans embracing(fully embracing) gibs and machine politics is inevitable. These policies lose because they're tied to the losing side of 80-20 issues about the police, race, gender, etc. But we're past the point when republicans will inevitably embrace handouts and try to win over political machines. They're already starting on the process and this stuff is just too popular when you've already lost a huge chunk of the donor class.
hydroacetylene
3d ago
But the motte is still, last I checked, majority atheist/agnostic, Turok was upset that he was required to not flamebait pro-lifers. The motte sometimes discusses the metaphysics of Christianity but rarely takes a Christian frame particularly seriously. ‘God says so’ is not treated as an argument here. Turok was upset that ‘you believe in a sky fairy’ as an argument against pro-lifers who had only made secular arguments thus far wasn’t either.
hydroacetylene
3d ago
I mean the question is ‘do you want to join the church or not?’. There’s not really an in between here; you can’t have it both ways.
If you want to join the church then you should get to know your fellow parishioners(I’m not familiar with the dynamics of parishes in the UK, but in the USA my recommendation would be a parish-associated men’s group that meets in evenings, they’re usually fairly normie tier based and have a decent representation of all ages over 21- not all retirees), read a gospel all the way through, and have a routine of personal prayer while you work on weekly attendance. You’ll find it easier. If you don’t, then I’m not sure why you’re bothering?
hydroacetylene
3d ago
It’s not actually incredibly liberal relative to demographics, it’s full of secular urban northern euros.
In general, you see four/three schedules at 24/7 facilities, so to spread the undesirable hours around, and four day weeks when no one trusts management to send them home at a reasonable hour.
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