Hey, if you want to get into serious political discussions on mountaineering forums, SuperTopo is the place! I believe the thread titled "Why are those Republicans so wrong about everything" has something over 33 THOUSAND posts.

But seriously, I think there have been some good things brought up in this thread. I would hope that everyone has learned something of which they were unaware....that those who are not involved with the Scouts, about how much good they do, in so many things. For those who are, that their public reputations in wilderness settings are not what they might be, in spite of all the hard work and dedication that goes into the Scouts by some. Some have learned things about the nature of Scouting they didn't know.

I don't know what more you could want from a meeting of minds?