Dan-
This isn't a matter of us winning, or them winning. This isn't a matter of standing up against injustice, or trying to hold your ground against the encroachment of the bad guy. Every single person involved in this debacle believes they are doing the right thing. Every single person believes that they are morally justified in the actions they have taken.
Now, a common view in Pittsburgh is the "us vs. them" mentality. We see people we've gamed with for years who are being punished, and we see no crime to back it up. When we as a domain begin to rally behind each other, and lose our ability to behave as civil members of this organization, all we do is further alienate the people that we disagree with. Since that doesn't solve our problem, we should probably question the wisdom of such a tactic.
Some people have brought up the idea of Pittsburgh "going indie" and breaking off from the global organization. While such an option has always been available, we have never before chosen to do so. Running away from the Camarilla isn't an acceptable idea because the vast majority of this domain willingly sends their $20 dollars to White-Wolf every year and keeps playing. How many people that currently play with us have "quit the cam" before? How many people with lapsed memberships decided to rejoin and play with us simply because they saw how much fun we were having as part of the global organization? The people who play here still want to play here, and we want to play in the global org because it's more fun that way.
What I'm really trying to say is that being aggressive and constantly attacking those we disagree with isn't going to help anyone. If we want to solve this disagreement without running away and without trying to "crush our enemies, see them driven before us, and hearing the lamentations of their women," we need to be civil, peaceable, and understanding. We need to operate without threats, we need to be fully above the table and open in our dealings, and most importantly: we need to honestly want a civil resolution to this problem.
Personally, I think a domain meeting is a very good idea. Unfortunately, if we do the same things we did at the last domain meeting, we're not going to get anywhere. We can't try to solve a problem by being a problem. We need to actively work with all parties involved, and stop casting suspicion and doubt at anyone who doesn't live here.
Anthony C. [name redacted at Anthonys request]
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