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Political Strife Erupts in Second Life

Posted by Zonk on from the getting-hot-in-there dept.

covert.c writes "A real-life drama in the political world has spilled over into the virtual, as the Second Life headquarters of France's controversial Front National political party fell to violent protesters. The anti-FN activists, who had armed themselves with slogans, placards and weapons, leveled the digital buildings occupied by Front National. Second Life is often home to established political and social movements. It seems logical that opposing forces would also choose to make SL their stage."

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  1. French Front National? Splitters! by spun · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wait, we're the French Front National? I thought we were the National French Front. Oh, that's him over there is it? Splitter!

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    1. Re:French Front National? Splitters! by Cycon · · Score: 1, Funny

      You should so read this xkcd comic:


      http://www.xkcd.com/c16.html

      Nothing personal, but between your quote and the sig...

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  2. Re:Some are more equal than others... by Jafafa+Hots · · Score: 5, Funny
    Violence? Destruction?

    It's pixels on a fucking screen. It's not a life, second or otherwise.
    If you're going to be outraged, at least be consistent and mourn the thousands of times I've died at the hands of twink campers in World of Warcraft.

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  3. Sadly... by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 5, Funny

    You need a third life to get away from the politics.

  4. I have just one question. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Who surrendered?

    1. Re:I have just one question. by spun · · Score: 1, Funny

      Well, it was the French fighting the French, so I'm guessing the French surrendered. Which means the French won, which common sense tells us is impossible, so logically that means that rather than the French, it was actually the French who surrendered... Wait...

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    2. Re:I have just one question. by dbIII · · Score: 4, Funny

      If the French never won America would be a monarchy run by a King named George - hang on - you may be right.

  5. Re:Funny how it's always the Left by Jafafa+Hots · · Score: 2, Funny

    Good point. Next time you hear some damned hippie complaining about NSA wiretapping, abu ghraib, guantanimo bay, and the loss of habeus corpus, make sure to come back at them by pointing to this outrageous violent attack.

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  6. Just Wait ... by twitter · · Score: 2, Funny
    ... the Vi vrs. Emacs war will make this little show look small.

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  7. Re:Another demonstration of the tolerance of the l by Lallander · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sorry, The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy defines the marketing division of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation as "a bunch of mindless jerks who'll be the first against the wall when the revolution comes." We will have to be content with second.

  8. Virtualness by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Since they're resulting to virtual violence for political purposes, doesn't that make them virtual terrorists/cyberterrorists? We cannot let people do this. We might even have to virtually torture they're avatars for virtual information, before they virtually blow up the virtual bomb in the virtual building and virtually kill innocent virtual people. Think of the virtual children!

    Seriously though if we're going to have so many stories on it, let's make Second Slashdot you know , for people that don't have a second life either :)

  9. Re:Sadder still... by lostboy2 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah, I only have a Half Life.