this is nice because I *distinctly* remember people telling me with a very straight face that 'war games have no political ramifications'
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yes let's make a game about imperialism! gamify the accruing of influence and assets but not model its effects on the rest of the FUCKING WORLD jesus christ if any of you buy this game you are dead to me
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the game's designer is a chinese woman too LET'S HAVE THAT CONVERSATION SHALL WE, ABOUT MINORITIES USING THEIR PROXIMITY TO POWER TO PROP UP EXISTING POWER STRUCTURES AND PERPETUATE THE OPPRESSION OF BILLIONS OF PEOPLE
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this is such a perfect example of 'we need MORE women in positions of power - in order to downplay the continuous and ongoing effects of imperialism and its effects on the climate, the resources and economies of the global south, and sell two hundred and fifty dollar board games
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that run cover for the LITERAL PENTAGON HOLY FUCK I AM SO MAD
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I HAVE BEEN SHOUTING ABOUT WHY YOU NEED TO BE MORE THOUGHTFUL WHEN YOU MAKE OR BUY BOARD GAMES FOR FUCKING YEARS BUT SURE THE PENTAGON CAN JUST DROP MONEY ON A GAME ABOUT DESTROYING THE FUCKING WORLD AND SOME OF YOU WILL GO 'oo i wonder whether the rules are good'
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FUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK I WAS HAVING SUCH A NICE DAY TOO GOD FUCKING DAMN IT
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what fucking kills me is more of you will be mad about Heroquest this week than about the LITERAL IMPERIALISM SIMULATOR FUNDED AND BUILT BY THE US MILITARY
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I know they don't really teach media analysis in your schools but you are all GROWN FUCKING ADULTS you can read about US propaganda and military messaging in your media and you can be a little less FUCKING BLIND ABOUT THE SUFFERING DIRECTLY CAUSED BY YOUR TAX DOLLARS HOLY SHIT
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children in some countries pray for cloudy days because blue skies are when the drones come out BUT OKAY SURE YOU CAN PLAY YOUR STUPID FUCKING WAR GAMES IF YOU WANT AND PRETEND THEY JUST MODEL ABSTRACT VIEW POINTS INSTEAD OF THE SUFFERING OF BILLIONS OF FUCKING PEOPLE
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fuck war games, fuck that entire genre, you blind fucking grognards and your useless fucking neutrality. I fucking hate all of you
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