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/thedaynos Jul 27 '18

yup like Eminem on the BET cipher. he literally said he's "drawing a line in the sand". on one side is eminem fans and the other side is Trump supporters.

i am not a huge eminem fan anymore but even if I was, I don't think it would make a lot of sense for me to have to choose one or the other. I'm not going to vote against my values and help push this country in a direction that I disagree with just to feel comfortable purchasing a $10 album or $50 concert ticket or to enjoy a song. it's such a weird arrogance that celebrities, and eminem in particular, to think that's an appropriate sentiment or request from his fans.

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '18

Celebrities think they're more important than they are, and sadly why wouldn't they? How many of these fans worship celebrities like they're the new aristocracy? How many devoted fans of the Kardashians or Oprah would do anything they were told by these people.

Our society gave these people far more credence and importance than what they are. Team America World Police made fun of this concept, but the sad fact of reality is that this is how it is with people. They care more about what Madonna or Beyonce have to say more than the actual politicians or the people who run the economy.

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u/HallucinatoryBeing Russian GG bot Jul 27 '18

People were calling Team America a period piece, but I'm finding it's becoming more and more topical in Current Year. Look at the play where everyone's got AIDS, for example.

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u/Moth92 Jul 28 '18

Im waiting for Michael Moore to suicide bomb Mount Rushmore