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« Previous EntriesRevisionism Watch 2008: Progress Report
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008For those missing the purpose of the Revisionism Watch, check the Intro. With Super Tuesday and a majority of the state’s primaries already held, many are looking ahead to November, unsure who will be on the ballot. While it has indeed been a cut-throat battle, the main-stream media wants to paint a picture of an […]
A Last Minute Political Plea
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008The title “A Second-hand last minute political plea” may have been somewhat more appropriate but whatever. As the large masses flood out today to cast their votes all over the country for various primaries, I find a great tension hanging. This day could likely determine the future of this country, at least for the next […]
Revisionism Watch 2008; The Intro
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008The path of revolution is a rare one in the United States; The long anti-communist history of the nation has pruned the lines of radical leaving those who remain to have few choices remaining but a revisionist path. Revisionism; The creation of a socialist state by altering the current capitalist system within it’s own […]
Ignorance and Democracy
Thursday, November 15th, 2007Last week there was a local election for three positions on the city council. The signs had been up around town “Vote for this person!” “This person is the best!”
However, besides seeing names on yardsigns, people-standing-on-corners signs, and the occassional scarf, I really knew absolutely nothing about the candidates. Which in other words means I […]
Censorship Hypocrisy; Games vs Movies
Monday, October 29th, 2007In a recent gamesindustry.biz editorial Johnny Minkley discussed the grand hypocrisy and controversy surrounding the British Board of Film Classification presently. A rather commonly known story by now; The BBFC refused to give a rating to Manhunt 2, even after the game was revised and reapplied for rating. Effectively this means that the game, […]
So, why all this "Socialist Gamer" business
Saturday, May 12th, 2007I 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? […]