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<blockquote data-quote="William Ronald" data-source="post: 161372" data-attributes="member: 426">Well, as someone who has been role playing since 1980,&nbsp; I have heard it all.In general, people tend to fear things that they do not understand.&nbsp; Unforturnately, some people will try to make a political issue out of anything they can use as a scapegoat. Indeed, I recall at a seminar of TSR veterans that there was a Wisconsin political candidate who opposed D&amp;D.My advice is to try to educate people. Reasonable people, when presented with the facts, can make intelligent decisions.&nbsp; Indeed, sometimes I think the RPG industry needs to improve its image.&nbsp; Ironically, popular culture is helping us now.&nbsp; (I am tired of the geek image, but it is better than some of the other images.)Sadly, there are too many people with hate in their hearts in this world.&nbsp; They fear any thought not their own or anyone not exactly like themselves.&nbsp; In a sense, I pity them. They miss out of much of the wonder of this life.As for Col_Plahdoh's charisma example, Churchill, FDR, Napoleon, Caesar, Gandhi, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., or Nelson Mandela can be thought of examples of charismatic leaders.&nbsp; Hitler was charismatic, but so were the other figures I mentioned</blockquote>

[QUOTE="William Ronald, post: 161372, member: 426"] Well, as someone who has been role playing since 1980, I have heard it all. In general, people tend to fear things that they do not understand. Unforturnately, some people will try to make a political issue out of anything they can use as a scapegoat. Indeed, I recall at a seminar of TSR veterans that there was a Wisconsin political candidate who opposed D&D. My advice is to try to educate people. Reasonable people, when presented with the facts, can make intelligent decisions. Indeed, sometimes I think the RPG industry needs to improve its image. Ironically, popular culture is helping us now. (I am tired of the geek image, but it is better than some of the other images.) Sadly, there are too many people with hate in their hearts in this world. They fear any thought not their own or anyone not exactly like themselves. In a sense, I pity them. They miss out of much of the wonder of this life. As for Col_Plahdoh's charisma example, Churchill, FDR, Napoleon, Caesar, Gandhi, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., or Nelson Mandela can be thought of examples of charismatic leaders. Hitler was charismatic, but so were the other figures I mentioned [/QUOTE]

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