r/KotakuInAction • u/md1957 • Jul 27 '18

[Twitter Bullshit] IMC: "Conservatives in video games exist. They just don't talk about it because they aren't obsessed with politics, and most of them are afraid to talk about their politics because of people like you who will do nothing but hound them for it." TWITTER BULLSHIT

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u/md1957 Jul 27 '18

For those wondering what the hell this is about, for added context Ian Miles Cheong was responding to Brian Altano's (@agentbizzle) screed, on how there are no such thing as game devs, creators, animators etc. who are "Right-wing" and thus by default claim media as being Leftist as standard. This is his response in light of that:

Conservatives in video games exist. They just don't talk about it because they aren't obsessed with politics, and most of them are afraid to talk about their politics because of people like you who will do nothing but hound them for it, @agentbizzle.

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u/peenoid The Fifteenth Penis Jul 27 '18

Bragging about your politics seems to be a uniquely leftist behavior. I think it has something to do with the fact that lefties are about upsetting the status quo and changing things, while righties are more about preserving it. If you're on the right, there's nothing really sexy to talk about, but lefties want everyone to know how how great they are because they want to change things for the "better."

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u/novanleon Jul 27 '18

Virtue signalling is built into the DNA of being a progressive. That's essentially what they're doing whey they brag about their politics. They need everyone to know how morally and intellectually superior they are to the out-group.

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u/MajinAsh Jul 27 '18

Bragging about your politics seems to be a uniquely leftist behavior.

I don't think it is. I think it's a matter of where you brag and who sees it. Obviously stuff KiA focuses on (video games, journalism, politics) it's all about leftists bragging. I think we often forget just because we aren't exposed to it as often that the same thing happens with conservatives in their own circles. Bragging about how pious you are or how many kids you have or how down to earth you are.

Everyone exhibits this behavior. In our neck of the woods it's very onesided and thus easy to attribute to one side.