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Above all things, the way leftists feel the need to inject and advertise their political views into everything angers me the most. “EvErYtHiNg iS PoLitiCaL” > no, it isn’t. Why can’t we just play video games to get away from real world stupidity? I just don’t get it. I don’t need to know your political views. Let’s just chat about video games and escapism.

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ChapulinColorado@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
The left isn’t putting “I did that stickers” into all the stupid shit that’s more expensive now after a few months of a new presidency or wearing Biden/Kamala shirts as their identity.

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- JakobFel@retrolemmy.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  You can bet your life that they would, had they won in November.
  
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  - ChapulinColorado@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    They did in 2020, no Biden or Kamala cult shit compared to what we see from the other party in 2016 and 2024 (and leading up to and between really).
    
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    JakobFel@retrolemmy.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    That’s laughable. It was nothing BUT a cult back then.
    
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  - RubberElectrons@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Hell no, unlike you lameasses I have an actual job to do.
    
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ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
In another comment below, I briefly describe the sort of political content the game has in it. It’s not something a random leftist is projecting onto it, it’s explicitly political content in the game itself, which is what is being discussed.

It’s not really any different from discussing the themes or political content of Metal Gear Solid, Disco Elysium, or Planescape: Torment.

If that’s not something you’re interested, fair enough my friend! But surely it’s not an inconvenience for others to discuss it? The title makes it clear what this is, which makes it pretty easy to avoid and scroll on to the next post.

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- JakobFel@retrolemmy.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Discussing a game’s themes isn’t the problem. The problem is the context. “How this game made me a leftist”. Instead of “let’s discuss the themes of this game”, it’s pushing identity politics. That’s the part I take issue with.
  
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  - ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Could you elaborate on that? If I’m understanding you correctly, you’re suggesting it’s identity politics to say publicly that a piece of media influenced your political views?
    
    Are there cases where that doesn’t apply? for example: “There Will Be Blood made me Anti-oil” or “How Nausica Valley of the Winds made me an Environmentalist”, or “Grave of the Fireflys made me Anti-war”. Are all of those conceptual titles equally verboten?
    
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    JakobFel@retrolemmy.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Yes, because there’s literally no reason to make it about political views. And yes, those titles would be just as ridiculous in my book.
    
    Again, discussing themes in a game isn’t the issue. The issue is that the title was very specifically written that way to catch clicks. Clicks from similar culture warriors and from those who disagree. It’s disingenuous and completely unnecessary.
    
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