I will venture a guess that you would have much in common with the people in those groups. As in the importance & duty to protect and preserve.
I think I know what you are saying about exclusion. Groups have a tendency to think everyone feels the same way about a thing and use blanket statements. Most people do this without thinking and I have been guilty of it myself. Sometimes.... if I feel up to it I will object, at other times I will ignore it and concentrate on the things we have in common. When it is a constant thing, I choose not to stick around. It is good to let people know that you don't share thier opinion... if they are open minded they will learn to take note and speak only for themselves.
But as you know I don't know shite bout shite.
Exclusion can be very painful and the excluder (sp?) usually oblivious.
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