The weirdest damn thing is they take the metaphor really seriously They have dress uniforms and ranks and shit A member of the Salvation Army "enlists" to become a "soldier", an non-ordained employee is a "sergeant"/NCO, ordination is a "commission" and makes you an "officer"https://twitter.com/Delafina777/status/1327877024619237376 …
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Replying to @arthur_affect
Aren't the Knights of Columbus pretty much this too
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Replying to @Nymphomachy
Lots of random organizations use "knights" or "warriors" or "soldiers" to describe themselves, but the Salvation Army and the Scouts are the ones who take it as far as everyone wearing uniforms and having ranks, IIRC
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Replying to @arthur_affect @Nymphomachy
don't forget the KKK. With the added benefit of their ranks sounding like some fantasy novel bullshit.
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Replying to @KidThorazine @Nymphomachy
Paramilitaries propagating all over the place is, generally, a bad sign for any oppressed minorities in the population
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