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Pete Hegseth: “Churches, Boy Scout groups, civic groups, all those things…”

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The Rise and Fall of American Patriotism Pete Hegseth The Way I Heard It

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Yeah, you're. I think you're referring maybe to the thousand points of light that Bush talked about and got a lot of guff for. But that's. That's what it is. Churches, Boy Scout groups, civic groups, all those things that were there that have sort of faded into vanilla and don't stand for anything anymore. Well, they've. I mean, what I want to ask you about is, is the advantage or disadvantage of being on the right or the wrong side of cool? (30:54–31:04)

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Asserts that traditional community organizations like churches and Boy Scouts have lost their distinctiveness and purpose.

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