Halo, a game with almost no political machinations or assassinations inspired a political assassination. And before the Elite's split from the Covenant there were no Grunts vs Elites, same team.
I'd actually argue that Halo is one of the most prescient franchises for politics in our era.
The Left would have taken it as the materialist and rational humans taking on the evil christian fundamentalist zealots, but it's way worse than that. Especially with Halo 2's plot.
Halo 2 is about a crisis of faith in every single character, in every single faction, and for every single faction. Fundamentally, the Covenant is a Cargo Cult of ancient alien technology that they don't understand, but have weaponized. The Arbiter's crisis of faith is the main storyline, and his crisis of faith in himself, and his confrontation with The Gravemind (effectively: Original Evil), brings him into a crisis of faith in his cult, where he realizes all of the institutions and social ordering he's literally fought for all his life is actively betraying him and murdering his own nation of people to bring about the end of the galaxy so that only specific political elites may survive.
I feel like this is basically what we're all trapped in: an entangled gunfight for both power and survival as the Fabian Socialist order starts to inevitably collapse and fail. We're not just trying to survive because if we don't secure power, we'll sink with the ship. If we achieve power, but fail to survive, it won't be worth it. Meanwhile, our enemies are basically interested in furthering the disaster due to incompetence and zealotry, or they are just blowing up everything so that they can survive for themselves.
motivated more by Halo and similar fantasy role-play than by substantive political discord
Firstly, it's "discorse," not "discord."
Secondly, fuck you Geraldo for downplaying the violence of the political left. Anyone who has read or watched mainstream news has been bombarded with articles about how Trump and anyone left of Mao is a literal fascist and is going to destroy democracy. They need to be held accountable.
No, it’s discord. As in “the increasing levels of political discord in the nation have spurred an increase in violence.” You’re right about the rest, though.
What a retard.
I'm surprised he didn't go with Doom or Wolfenstein 3D for his "theory". Isn't that what all the kids are playing?
I'm surprised he didn't say Fortnite as that game is pretty well known among normies.
Al Capone's Dolt strikes again.
Geraldo’s vault is perpetually empty.
About ten years too late for that reference.
20, really
18, Halo 3 was pretty big. Stayed popular a while too, maybe 15 is a better number.
Reach was also pretty popular, which can extend it somewhat.
He's a left-progressive masquerading as a right-winger.
A leftist did something, better blame literally anything else
Geraldo Rivera is a kike. Don't listen to kikes and you're going to keep:
Your foreskin
Your country
Your currency
Halo, a game with almost no political machinations or assassinations inspired a political assassination. And before the Elite's split from the Covenant there were no Grunts vs Elites, same team.
I'm pretty sure he just thinks that "Grunts" means the marines (and other humans).
I'd actually argue that Halo is one of the most prescient franchises for politics in our era.
The Left would have taken it as the materialist and rational humans taking on the evil christian fundamentalist zealots, but it's way worse than that. Especially with Halo 2's plot.
Halo 2 is about a crisis of faith in every single character, in every single faction, and for every single faction. Fundamentally, the Covenant is a Cargo Cult of ancient alien technology that they don't understand, but have weaponized. The Arbiter's crisis of faith is the main storyline, and his crisis of faith in himself, and his confrontation with The Gravemind (effectively: Original Evil), brings him into a crisis of faith in his cult, where he realizes all of the institutions and social ordering he's literally fought for all his life is actively betraying him and murdering his own nation of people to bring about the end of the galaxy so that only specific political elites may survive.
I feel like this is basically what we're all trapped in: an entangled gunfight for both power and survival as the Fabian Socialist order starts to inevitably collapse and fail. We're not just trying to survive because if we don't secure power, we'll sink with the ship. If we achieve power, but fail to survive, it won't be worth it. Meanwhile, our enemies are basically interested in furthering the disaster due to incompetence and zealotry, or they are just blowing up everything so that they can survive for themselves.
He's 82, he could literally have dementia.
Wort?
I can say with certainty that this is the most retarded thing I've seen all day
Firstly, it's "discorse," not "discord."
Secondly, fuck you Geraldo for downplaying the violence of the political left. Anyone who has read or watched mainstream news has been bombarded with articles about how Trump and anyone left of Mao is a literal fascist and is going to destroy democracy. They need to be held accountable.
No, it’s discord. As in “the increasing levels of political discord in the nation have spurred an increase in violence.” You’re right about the rest, though.