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Barbarians at the Gates
ILuvJoesMom writes "Hot on the heels of Wednesday's news story, Warcry has an editorial up with strategies for defending the video game industry from the oncoming hordes. 'If you're sick of hearing politicians kvetch about video games, make it worth their while to stand up for them by voting for them and supporting them. Given the choice between a hundred thousand overprotective moms with ballots in hand and a million gamers at their computers, I'm going 'mom vote' every time, and I imagine any politician hoping to stay a politician feels the same. This is that 'elected' thing I was talking about earlier. If you're over 18 and not a felon, then odds are you have the right to vote, and that's more powerful than a thousand 'I think Congress sucks, who's with me?' threads on the message board of your choice.'"
...but will I get uber-leet epic gear in-game afterwards?
No??!?
Nevermind then. I'm busy.
The greatest victory of many lobby groups and political parties has been to persuade the average voter that their vote does not really matter.
It does and no vote is wasted .
If we want our views heard then we need to need to shout them out and make sure that they know we are not alone . These lobby groups have realised this , unfortunately many have also realised (as i said above) that making making people believe it doesn't is a great way to get your ideas through .
If you feel an injustice in government then you need to make your voice heard.
beat the self fulfilling prophecy .
One well voiced eloquently spoken opinion can change the course of world events for years to come , let's just make sure that the voice is of the Masses and is well informed.
The only things certain in war are Propaganda and Death. You can never be sure which is which though
I was hoping this was a review about a new game that would send rampaging hordes of congressional oversight comities against the feeble defenses of the break room of your game development headquarters.
As you defend your territory and caffeine sources from governors, senators, and congressmen, you would work your way to the end level bosses: the Special Interest Groups. Concerned Parents would invade and attempt to use the 'Think of the Children' bombs to EMP blast the gaming community into the stone age.
But I guess it wasn't about that.
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A letter costs around .50 to write (that may be an exaggeration depending on where you live) and when 20,000+ people write you a letter about the same subject it can speak as loudly as any cash bribe.
Remember the only way they are able to keep receiving their precious cash bribes is if they stay in power.
Lobbying does not require money only consensus.
I may be a tad antiquated in my views , but i still believe they can be very affective.
I believe In America they have a nice saying "by the people , for the people " , would be lovely if we could realise that dream.
The only things certain in war are Propaganda and Death. You can never be sure which is which though
If you've never found it worth your while to vote but the fear of video game regulations spur you to the polls...please stay home and don't vote. Really. Just stay at home.
If war, taxes, social security, the looming spectre of Supreme Court nominations, national defense, freedom of the press, a sense of civic duty, job creation, prison overcrowding, welfare, seperating church and state, defending your Constitutional rights, metropolitan transit, energy policies, trade policies, and being a decent human being weren't enough to make you cast your ballot, well, fuck off and don't vote.
Thanks.
If you're sick of hearing politicians kvetch about video games, make it worth their while to stand up for them by voting for them and supporting them.
Sorry. I tried to play that game once before and there were too many glitches and crashes with it. It clearly had not gone through a proper QA cycle and I am not going to bother trying that game again until a solid patch has been released.
The Republican who's using videogames as a scapegoat, or the Democrat who's using videogames as a scapegoat?
"Do you expect me to talk?" "No, Mr. Bond. I expect you to die!"
Will Wright.
He already knows how to manage people, cities, farms, islands, ants, life, and Earth.
Why doesn't /. start a political party?
The +5 informative department could gather things that sort of looks like facts.
The +5 Insightful & Interesting departments reinforce each other in the debates, while ruthlessly moderating the opposition down.
The +5 Funny & Offtopic departments could crack jokes if things are starting to look bad.
The +5 Flamebait & Troll departments could work together distract and smear political opponents.
The Chair Corp. comic(*00-12)