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The people in Columbia worship false idols. I don't see why Christian conservatives are getting into a tiff when it's only pointing out extremes and is even showing one of the things the Bible says not to do (though a good portion of the ten commandments are broken, the main theme is false idols). But then again... what doesn't get them in a tiff?But meh.
Ken Levine has mentioned in interviews that he has libertarian leanings, though he's not an objectivist.
Conservative blogging site Breitbart was more emphatic. While praising the game's visuals, Breitbart's Noah Dulis wrote that the fictional civilization's bureaucrats are "xenophobic, religious fanatics, they are progressive caricatures of conservatives writ large, stripped of any subtlety; nothing but ugly monsters full of naked aggression and violent bigotry."
I'd be more sympathetic if people here didn't act like they knew what they were saying when they were saying something very much wrong.
Commenter Brendan Rizzo is an American (still living there) who really, really hates America. He used to make posts defending his country from anti-American attacks but got fed up with it all.
QuoteConservative blogging site Breitbart was more emphatic. While praising the game's visuals, Breitbart's Noah Dulis wrote that the fictional civilization's bureaucrats are "xenophobic, religious fanatics, they are progressive caricatures of conservatives writ large, stripped of any subtlety; nothing but ugly monsters full of naked aggression and violent bigotry."Wait, so you're saying that modern conservatives would make better villains? Not saying I disagree, but it doesn't seem like something you'd think.
Quote from: Commander Shepard on April 27, 2013, 03:16:50 pmThe people in Columbia worship false idols. I don't see why Christian conservatives are getting into a tiff when it's only pointing out extremes and is even showing one of the things the Bible says not to do (though a good portion of the ten commandments are broken, the main theme is false idols). But then again... what doesn't get them in a tiff?But meh.If anything, THEY should be viewing the Founders as villains for denying Christianity in Columbia and replacing all religions with worship of historical figures and a self-proclaimed prophet as gods.
Conservatives and Christians already demonize themselves pretty well, a videogame isn't going to make it any worse.
Quote from: Dakota Bob on April 27, 2013, 11:21:04 amConservatives and Christians already demonize themselves pretty well, a videogame isn't going to make it any worse.Hey, why did we get rid of the ability to give people a "Fuck Yeah" again? I've got like 10 sitting here for this post.