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>Maybe not to the extent that seeking out a local Furry HVAC technician wouldn't sound absurd.
quite the contrary, i see nothing more ideal than exactly that! in the past, it would not be unreasonable for the jew of yore to seek a jewish cobbler to fix their shoes, or a jewish carpenter to make their cabinets. perhaps i'm being too idealistic, but why shouldn't we strive to do the same?
>These canned reasons for the death of fraternal organizations don't make any sense
>what *stage* of capitalism was that?
the specific reasons are unimportant, and to study them in detail would be, for the purposes of this theorem, a waste of time. all that matters is that the orders of old are, quite evidently, on their way out, and that something new can, and likely will take their place.
>Religious institutions haven't functioned that way on any meaningful scale since the enlightenment
perhaps not the institute as a whole, e.g. the clergy in Rome would not affect the day to day of a parish in Baltimore, but to say that the church of the 19th and 20th century had no meaningful effect at all would simply be incorrect. where else would the young and unmarried would meet and intermingle? where else would one seek employment, or perhaps a hired hand?