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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lychee of the Exch." data-source="post: 7438339" data-attributes="member: 6915900">I care about the society I live in. And I have opinions about the way it (the society) should go.I 've also come to care deeply about D&D for the 35 years (give or take) since I've been playing it.Insofar as D&D is a cultural medium, it is linked to the society I live in. And, as important, D&D has been a part of my personal life - as a gamer and a social creature - for a long time.In this thread, I talk about society and D&D, as they relate to each other. For me, there's nothing "ugly" about this way of dealing with D&D and the world at large.If this medium wasn't in any way relating to the culture at large that we share -and thus to society - the self-described progressive segment of the RPG industry wouldn't be so interested to change it to reflect their world view.Mind you, I don't begrudge them their worldview (or at least, I'm trying not to): I just happen to disagree with it, in a somewhat strong and spicy way.That is debatable.That argument didn't convince you.I could have done that a few years ago.But some of those self-described progressive voices have become - to me - so prevalent, loud and even shrill in recent times, that I would feel remiss if I didn't vocally stand in opposition to them.I didn't start the culture wars. And neither did you. You and I both do not want to be at war, and I don't think we are. I wish there wasn't a war.But we both live in troubled times (as the Chinese* would have it).*"May you live in interesting times" is a traditional Chinese curse.</blockquote>

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