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<\/a>\u201cWhen trapped in a power-based system where the dominant entity dictates cultural\u00a0normalcy, anything outside the traditional realm of what is commonly understood as acceptable\u00a0is automatically viewed by those in charge as sketchy and unreliable. It is almost as if it is their\u00a0job as \u201cprotectors of the way things are\u201d to undermine any new work and cut off any potential\u00a0uprising against their beloved system of selected power and chosen systemic oppression. Many\u00a0of these gatekeepers are quick to blame, accuse, and lie about the bridge builders because they do\u00a0not want to believe such a bridge is possible. If it is possible, the implications are endless\u2014the greatest being that successful bridge\u00a0builders hold society accountable to a more difficult standard of viewing and engaging one\u2019s \u00a0other.\u201d<\/p>\n