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Gamer Simply Wants Non-Political Games, White Ethnostate (hard-drive.net)

submitted 7 months ago by ZeroCool@slrpnk.net to c/theonion@midwest.social

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[–] TwoCubed@feddit.de 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Mate, what's wrong about enjoying a puzzle game for instance? Games don't necessarily need a meaning if the mechanics are fun. Art can have meaning, without being political. As long as something invokes emotions, it has meaning. I just don't like how you said, that one is inherently racist when they don't want politics in games.

I do enjoy games with fictional or even historical politics by the way, but sometimes it's just nice to simply play a sports game. Real world politics are so heated at the moment, I really can't deal with anything too close to reality. Nazis are on the rise again and it's just so depressing. Some people are simply exhausted. Not fucking racists.

[–] exocrinous@startrek.website 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Oh, you don't like the real world? That's a political ideology, it's called soulism. Look it up, it might appeal to you, since it sounds like you're already a soulist.

[–] TwoCubed@feddit.de 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Be that as it may, it's possible for entertainment to be void of politics. You're coming up with philosophies, not politics.

[–] exocrinous@startrek.website 2 points 6 months ago

No it's not. Games are either realist or irrealist. Both are political. I've never seen a game that was neither.