Patriot Act Game Pokes Fun at Government

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Patriot Act Game Pokes Fun at Government

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Monday March 20, 2006 @07:36AM from the can-i-play-as-the-government dept.

The Miami Herald is reporting that a new game based on Monopoly is taking a crack at Patriot Act and what creator Michael Kabbash describes as the curtailed freedom that has resulted. From the article: "The object of the game is not to amass the most money or real estate, but to be the last player to retain civil liberties. 'I've had people complain to me that when they play, nobody wins. They say "We're all in Guantanamo and nobody has any civil liberties left," he said. 'I'm like "Yeah, that's the point."'"

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Nothing to see here... by Evil+Closet+Monkey · 2006-03-20 07:41 · Score: 5, Funny

Slashdot provides its own brand of humor as I attempt to load the story and receive the following error:
Nothing to see here, move alone.
(or something to the effect) But a quick reload showed that "The Man" did not in fact supress the story.
1. Re:Nothing to see here... by jamie · 2006-03-20 07:54 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Your internet connection has been traced. Agents will be arriving at your door shortly. Please surrender quietly.
Priceless by TripMaster+Monkey · 2006-03-20 07:43 · Score: 3, Funny

I'm downloading this right now...looking forward to playing it with the in-laws next Sunday.

Here's one of the 'Homeland Security' cards:
According to FOX News, your criticisms of the President during wartime make you "guilty of granting aid and comfort to our enemies";
Roll the dice to see if you are GUILTY OF TREASON
A roll of even = not guilty; a roll of odd = guilty - sentenced to GTMO

Absolutely priceless.

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1. Re:Priceless by Krach42 · 2006-03-20 07:51 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  This post has been labeled sedicious... please report to your local terrorist detainment camp, and allow them to re-educate you to be a Proper Patriotic American.
  
  You commy filth piss me off... *gets a whisper from an aid in the ear* Oh... I mean, you TERRORIST filth piss me off...
  
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2. Re:Priceless by JamesonTheIrish · 2006-03-20 08:13 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  I'd like to see a card with: "You break your leg falling from the top of a Abu Ghraib-style ass pyramid. Pay $200 in doctor fees."
Live action version by MarkusQ · 2006-03-20 08:00 · Score: 4, Funny

Looks like a diverting way to spend an evening. My question though: I've heard some talk of there being a MMRT/LA* version and I was wondering if anyone had any information on how to opt out?
--MarkusQ
* Massively Multi -Player Real Time / Live Action
The first one to say... by CanSpice · 2006-03-20 08:15 · Score: 4, Funny

..."the only winning move is not to play" gets smacked.
1. Re:The first one to say... by ahem · 2006-03-20 10:56 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  *smack*
  
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Blah Blah by G)-(ostly · 2006-03-20 10:29 · Score: 2, Funny

<politics type="conversation" location="internet">
Fanatical Bushtard: loffle prove it numbnuttzorz!111oneeleventyoneone

Liberal and/or Moderate and/or anybody still grounded in reality: [Intelligent, meaningful rejoinder]

Fanatical Bushtard: ErrrrErrrrhurrrrrdurrr NUH UH FUCK YOU FAGGOT!!!1111
<politics>

Yea, yea. Blah blah. Go felate Karl Rove some more you overstuffed NASCAR inbred. Bush could be standing in front of you biting off the heads off small children and you'd still get down on your knees and grovel like you were looking at God Himself.

You asked, I answered, you're clearly a child who should be doing his homework, so get back to work. I'd like to think that not everyone from your generation is such an imbecile, otherwise I'm going to starve in my old age.

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REDACTED by Zenmonkeycat · 2006-03-20 12:07 · Score: 3, Funny

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Why do you hate America so much? by RiffRafff · 2006-03-20 13:27 · Score: 2, Funny

http://archive.salon.com/comics/tomo/2002/04/01/to mo/index.html

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Re:We're doomed! by qyiet · 2006-03-20 14:48 · Score: 2, Funny

You do know that american idol was taken directly from a EUROPEAN TV SHOW called pop idol?

Actually the origin was in New Zealand with a program called Popstars on which pop idol was based, then american idol followed.

For reference, we in New Zealand are very very sorry.

-Qyiet