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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TreChriron" data-source="post: 7665015" data-attributes="member: 5046">I was hoping for more discussion of the game. :-(Some people on both sides of these arguments are bad examples of understanding, tolerance and practicing liberty. Free speech means you get to say what you want. That can be hurtful, ignorant and divisive or encouraging, inspiring and helpful. Free speech is both. Of course you don't get a guarantee of an audience, however if anyone can post here, then everyone is the audience. You can't ask some people to "shut up and go to a street corner" because their opinions bother you. Being inclusive is not code for "be nice to my particular group" or worse "the way I think is the right way to think".If you really want people to be more inclusive, you have to fight for it. This is the hallmark of free speech. It's designed to encourage debate. Discussion opens people's minds. It exposes them to ideas that are "alien" to them. We all have a perfect echo chamber in our minds. The goal with free speech is to enlighten those who don't see things from your perspective. For example: Kiraya want's to create a "safe place for LGBTQ+" gamers (as per your signature). However, is that what you really want? How can you possibly share your thoughts on being a LGBTQ gamer, build an inclusive environment, and bring awareness to issues in a "safe place"? I would posit you don't want a safe place if you really want to be a force for change. I don't care if you think homophobes and misogynists suck. I already know that. What I DO care about is your opinion. How you game. What I can do to make my games appeal to you. What I want to see is you being a part of the community at large. The community is never going to be served by stifling opinions or segregation. Free speech is a cornerstone of an inclusive community. If you want to be heard you have to listen.I would encourage everyone to seek first to understand, then to be understood (Stephen Covery - wise man <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":-)" title="Smile    :-)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":-)" />. Some people are scared of things they don't understand. This is actually a common human condition. If you have never talked to a "different" person (someone outside your "norm"), that person could be seen as terrifying. Look at nearly every conservative in the US who speaks out against gay marriage until one of their children comes out as gay. Then all of a sudden they are for gay marriage. Why? It's easy to dehumanize something that is not personal. The point of free speech, open debate and our exchanges are just for that! To make our relationships personal. You also have to be prepared that some people are simply not going to agree. That's ok. Don't throw the baby out with the bath water! Focus on the good. Focus on the progress. Don't silence people or take away free speech or censor things. That's the wrong direction. Keep speaking out. Keep saying what you want to say. Be inclusive. Lead by example. Keep fighting for what you believe in. That spirit, that open exchange, that liberty... is what creates a strong inclusive community.Everyone deserves a voice. If you get an audience so does the person you don't agree with. This is liberty.</blockquote>

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