I remember, my older brother wanted to be an Eagle Scout, and I was of the age to initially join. Some respected counter culture person, I don't think I was him, but someone like George Carlin, started talking about the boy scouts being where men scouted boys. That was it, the boy scouts were instantly "uncool".
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Looks like membership peaked in 1971. Add that chart to the list:
https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/
I remember, my older brother wanted to be an Eagle Scout, and I was of the age to initially join. Some respected counter culture person, I don't think I was him, but someone like George Carlin, started talking about the boy scouts being where men scouted boys. That was it, the boy scouts were instantly "uncool".
I assume that site is implying it's Nixon's fault? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixon_shock
He certainly contributed, but I personally would not agree that it was all his fault.