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So, why all this "Socialist Gamer" business
By Ravenhawk | May 12, 2007
I believe its a rather common thought when one looks at the title of my blog is, “Why so specific? Why do we care if you’re a socialist as opposed to any other gamer?”
After all, you don’t see republican gamers or fascist gamers touting their political orientation with the fact that they game, do you? (Well, yes, actually, you do. Do a quick google search..)
The difference of course being that many people figure socialists would be opposed to games on principle due to the fact that you could be doing more productive things with your time that just sitting around and entertaining yourself.
Well, first, it’s my opinion that that is wrong. However, rather than go into that at the moment, I’m instead working on a big long article to back up my point on the matter.
The difference is really, I think, if you’re talking to your typical run-of-the-mill conservative or liberal gamer, its pretty easy to tell. However, if you’re talking to a socialist gamer, unless you get them on some rather specific subjects, you’re not going to be able to tell that they’re a socialist.
Besides that, calling yourself a “Communist Gamer” is just oxymoronic. Socialist Gamer I can rationalize. Communism is a different matter altogether. Of course, calling yourself a communist period when the world is still a capitalist one is rather contradictory. But Shhh, don’t quote me on that one. I wouldn’t want to distance my peers or… something…
Until next time, Comrades.
Tags: Browser Based Games, Politics, Blogging, Communism, socialism
Topics: Browser Based Games, Politics, Blogging |
February 17th, 2008 at 8:16 am
Hey man, really like the website and the concept.
For the essay on why socialist gamer I recommend you check out Why Socialists Are Opposed to Fun, I think that’s the proper title, its an essay by George Orwell, sort of on topic if you ask me.
Cheers.
February 17th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Never heard of it, but it sounds amusing. I’ll look into it, thanks.