Re:Probably not worth a campaign stop
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pwolf
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· Score: 2, Insightful
you forget though, 90% of the American WoW player base are under the age of 14.. They can't vote anyway.
Re:No battleground state
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Xiroth
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· Score: 1, Insightful
For the same reason that more people play Alliance than Horde - because the Horde are the 'bad guys', essentially. Republicans are reasonably accurately portrayed as seeing the world in a fairly black and white fashion - Americans and allies are good, opponents are bad, so help the good guys, smash the bad guys, call it a day and go home happy. Liberals, on the other hand, see things much more in terms of shades of grey - Americans and allies have a history of doing bad things at times, their opponents are frequently trying to do what they think is right and/or are just average people stuck in a bad situation (enemy soldiers, for example). A more realistic viewpoint, perhaps, but one that also frequently results in paralysis due to the lack of a truly good answer.
Bringing that back to the topic at hand, it's no real wonder that the Horde don't have a lot of Republicans, as how many people really want to be the bad guy? On the other hand, the liberals have much less of a problem playing as the Horde as they can see them with a more sympathetic eye (and, I think sometimes when feeling cynical, love being the underdog as it lets them bitch about being disadvantaged). Also, given that liberals likely play both Horde and Alliance, while Republicans would almost always go Alliance, it's no real wonder that there's more Alliance characters than Horde on most servers (although note that this is, of course, not the only mechanic in determining this - just a big one. And it does apply to players from other countries as well).
Honest question:
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blind+biker
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· Score: 2, Insightful
Is there a demografic less likely to vote, than WoW players?
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you forget though, 90% of the American WoW player base are under the age of 14.. They can't vote anyway.
For the same reason that more people play Alliance than Horde - because the Horde are the 'bad guys', essentially. Republicans are reasonably accurately portrayed as seeing the world in a fairly black and white fashion - Americans and allies are good, opponents are bad, so help the good guys, smash the bad guys, call it a day and go home happy. Liberals, on the other hand, see things much more in terms of shades of grey - Americans and allies have a history of doing bad things at times, their opponents are frequently trying to do what they think is right and/or are just average people stuck in a bad situation (enemy soldiers, for example). A more realistic viewpoint, perhaps, but one that also frequently results in paralysis due to the lack of a truly good answer.
Bringing that back to the topic at hand, it's no real wonder that the Horde don't have a lot of Republicans, as how many people really want to be the bad guy? On the other hand, the liberals have much less of a problem playing as the Horde as they can see them with a more sympathetic eye (and, I think sometimes when feeling cynical, love being the underdog as it lets them bitch about being disadvantaged). Also, given that liberals likely play both Horde and Alliance, while Republicans would almost always go Alliance, it's no real wonder that there's more Alliance characters than Horde on most servers (although note that this is, of course, not the only mechanic in determining this - just a big one. And it does apply to players from other countries as well).
Is there a demografic less likely to vote, than WoW players?
"The agriculture ministry is not in charge of Gundam" - Japanese ministry official.