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”.