It's not an experiment. 😅 Some of these clubs are hundreds of years old. The local volunteer fire department has member lists going back to the 1400s.

This is just how Germany works and always has been how it worked. My Opa was in the Rifle Club, for instance. And in the Soldier and Warrior Club, the Small Farmer's Club, and the Maria Club.

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We also have the Hunter's Club. That's huge. And the Archery Club.

The Marksmen's Club is another. Very famous. They originated as town militias.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sch%C3%BCtzenverein

The local Maypole has a shield from each club or guild listed. The guilds are another local public/private grouping that is very common.

Interesting. That's much better than the unofficial "watching tv stupid shows on the couch" club that most people here belong.