For what it's worth I was hoping that my post would give substance to my following two feelings, but based on your response I am not sure if I succeeded. 1. Wo

For what it's worth I was hoping that my post would give substance to my following two feelings, but based on your response I am not sure if I succeeded. 1. Working to be more inclusive is a worthy goal that should be pursued. 2. Looking exclusively outwards from failures to make progress on this goal is tempting because it can allow for the seductive feeling of moral superiority, but throwing one's hands up and saying that you don't want to bother is not a good thing, and neither is blaming everyone else while not thinking about your own actions. That said, you have obviously put your money where your mouth is when it comes to contributing to the community, so maybe I am misreading you. I was more reacting to a trend I see that upsets me, wherein those working for inclusivity use the worthiness of their goal to avoid criticism of the way they work towards this goal while placing all blame for failures on external groups. I think that this will ultimately cultivate much greater pushback and much slower progress than could be achieved otherwise. And that would be a tragedy.