The politics of apoliticism in video games
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The games are going to be made political regardless of anything you say or do. Your only recourse is to support the politics you want to see in your games. If not sucking leftist dick is a political statement, then I guess those are my preferred politics. I will spend my time and money on media that support those “politics”.
Yes and no. Every piece of media having a political dimension isn't the same as saying every piece of media is a political mouthpiece.
The article illustrates that the "everything is political" is a power grab. Is a thinly veiled attack on Call of Duty
My language was unintentionally ambiguous. I meant to say that if leftists are determined to make media a political battlefield, then you can’t stop them. It is futile to even try.
It’s similar to identity politics. You can bitch and moan all you like about the fact that some racial/ethnic groups are operating as a political/cultural bloc in order to outcompete and subvert your own tribe, but complaining about it won’t stop it. Your only actual recourse is to defend yourself with similar levels of racial/ethnic solidarity.
When a leftist says that video games have always been political, the correct response is “okay, then I want the old politics back because your politics are degenerate and stupid”.
That's a good way to put it really. Fictional stories have been political since politics have existed. It's just part of it. I've said this before but I don't really have to make myself boycott entertainment media, because they do it to themselves. Because I buy what I like. Stories forced full of diversity hires, the "strong and independent woman," trannies, lesbians, etc. don't interest me so I don't buy them.
That’s when I lost interest in modern entertainment. Got sick of endless praise of diversity for the sake of diversity