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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Marandahir" data-source="post: 8078315" data-attributes="member: 6803643">BOLD emphasis mine - because trust against fear requires courage, and you're second claim is not courageous at all.Racism is a societal construct that suppresses people who aren't considered white/Caucasian from equality, equity, and equal justice with the ruling white caste. By definition, all Caucasians are racists, because we're taking part in and reaping the benefits of a racist system that raises us up and pushes everyone else down.Fighting against racism does not make you not-racist. We all have to identify and challenge ourselves on a daily basis. Racism is not a boogeyman that only belongs to men in white hoods or wearing reverse Hindu holy symbols on their arms. Racism is alive and present around us, and we are a part of the problem.Doing nothing and sitting on the sidelines is just as bad as marching in the streets against antifa and BLM - because if we do nothing, then nothing will change, and nothing will end.I know that's asking a lot of people, and it sounds hard and we just want to sit back and play our TTRPG and not think about these issues. It's also a lot less than what's asked of non-white people every day. Lives are at stake. Livelihoods are at stake. Sitting on the the sidelines is picking a side, and it's not the right one.To reference a pop-culture icon,“I know I’m asking a lot. The price of freedom is high. It always has been. It’s a price I’m willing to pay. And if I’m the only one, then so be it. But I’m willing to bet I’m not.” - Steve Rogers, Captain America: The Winter Soldier</blockquote>

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