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#118976: Apr 13th 2016 at 10:10:45 AM

And yeah, Republicans are definitely spinning him into a commie. My brother's used false equivalency of how socialism won't work for us by citing Venezuela and the Soviet Union, two countries that horribly mismanaged their "socialism" and that was why they were poor.

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#118977: Apr 13th 2016 at 10:29:10 AM

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#118978: Apr 13th 2016 at 10:47:54 AM

That's interesting but how is it relevant?

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Demonic_Braeburn Yankee Doodle Dandy from Defective California Since: Jan, 2016
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#118979: Apr 13th 2016 at 11:00:25 AM

Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) has become the first of Bernie Sanders' Senate colleagues to endorse his presidential candidacy.

edited 13th Apr '16 11:00:40 AM by Demonic_Braeburn

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TerminusEst from the Land of Winter and Stars Since: Feb, 2010
#118980: Apr 13th 2016 at 11:04:40 AM

[up][up]

Probably about the role of state and protection. Although EC conveniently skirts around the entire scenario which the US went through (i.e. there is no more state control in the general area), and the concept of emergency laws and powers.

Otherwise an interesting perspective.

edited 13th Apr '16 11:05:18 AM by TerminusEst

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Protagonist506 from Oregon Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#118981: Apr 13th 2016 at 12:55:08 PM

It is worth pointing out that it might not be timely for such a game, though I wouldn't quite call it Unfortunate Implications.

The main characters aren't really Designated Heroes. They really aren't much worse than a Good Karma Fallout Protagonist or a Mass Effect Spectre. In fact, I'd argue their actions are more justified than either, since unlike the former they have authority from an elected body and unlike the latter they're only being given that power due to a legitimate emergency (mind you, a legitimate emergency comes along, but you're certainly not given power because of it).

Having said that, I love Extra Credits and thought this video was thought provoking even if I disagreed with it (I guess an inverted Don't Shoot the Message, if you will)

edited 13th Apr '16 12:55:59 PM by Protagonist506

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Bat178 Since: May, 2011
#118982: Apr 13th 2016 at 1:15:16 PM

[up] Keep in mind the game was made by a Swedish developer with a French company (Ubisoft) as the publisher. Europeans probably have a different perspective of this sort of stuff. Though, I do find it hypocritical that nobody complains about foreigners being killed by Americans all the time in movies and video games (Especially with Europeans, primarily British and Russians, being the villains in them all the time), but whine about a game where you play as a American killing other Americans.

edited 13th Apr '16 2:01:37 PM by Bat178

LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
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#118983: Apr 13th 2016 at 1:18:30 PM

Are we talking about The Division? I can't see the video but for whatever it's worth the game does recognize the issues with an emergency military branch having complete control and no supervisors. It's a pretty big plot point.

Oh really when?
Protagonist506 from Oregon Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#118984: Apr 13th 2016 at 1:19:44 PM

[up][up]That's because you're killing US civilians. Killing combatants of a nation you're at war with is generally fine.

In those game's you're usually a soldier, but in this one you're essentially law enforcement (technically, you're military being used as law enforcement).

edited 13th Apr '16 1:21:59 PM by Protagonist506

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#118986: Apr 13th 2016 at 1:39:31 PM

[up] Bernie's on strike too? surprised

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Protagonist506 from Oregon Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#118987: Apr 13th 2016 at 1:41:48 PM

[up]Quick, all candidates, swoop in while he's not working! The time to attack is now!

edited 13th Apr '16 1:43:16 PM by Protagonist506

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JackOLantern1337 Shameful Display from The Most Miserable Province in the Russian Empir Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Shameful Display
#118988: Apr 13th 2016 at 1:48:13 PM

Bernie works for Verizon?tongue

Also US people killing foreigners in games absolutely comes up, as a topic of controversy, Yahtzee for one always hated that about some American games. Also fighting the Russians isn't nearly as absurd as it used to be ,thanks to Putintongue

edited 13th Apr '16 1:49:13 PM by JackOLantern1337

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SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#118990: Apr 13th 2016 at 1:54:51 PM

I did read about that a while ago. Ew.

Evidently, violent or vulgar video games don't corrup the youth - Republican primaries do however.

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#118991: Apr 13th 2016 at 1:56:08 PM

[up][up]A question: what's middle school over there in the States?

edited 13th Apr '16 1:56:20 PM by desdendelle

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#118992: Apr 13th 2016 at 1:56:16 PM

Clearly, we must ban Republican primaries.

[up] Middle school? It varies by jurisdiction, but generally grades 1-5 or 1-6 are considered "elementary", 5-8 or 6-8 are "middle", and 9-12 are "high". Some facilities merge middle and high and are known as "secondary" schools.

edited 13th Apr '16 2:13:26 PM by Fighteer

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#118994: Apr 13th 2016 at 1:57:48 PM

[up] I could get behind that. It would be the best kind of reality TV: the kind where a racist, corrupt, and/or stupid politician dies for our amusement.

And before you ask, "Which one is which," the answer in most cases is "both" for any contest that involves two or more Republicans.

edited 13th Apr '16 2:01:21 PM by Fighteer

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#118996: Apr 13th 2016 at 2:06:58 PM

I'm pretty sure the Republican primary is a reality TV show, that's why Trump's winning, he's made for reality TV.

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LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
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#118997: Apr 13th 2016 at 2:08:35 PM

[up][up]They might want to get some more if they're going to broker the convention.

Oh really when?
JackOLantern1337 Shameful Display from The Most Miserable Province in the Russian Empir Since: Aug, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
Shameful Display
#118998: Apr 13th 2016 at 2:15:49 PM

Yeah I can defiantly see my pears becoming more openly racist thanks to Trump. For what it's wroth I'm pretty sure most of them are just "trolling." But they do this within earshot and sight of several Hispanic students. And it just gets really annoying to talk to them in general.

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pwiegle Cape Malleum Majorem from Nowhere Special Since: Sep, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
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#118999: Apr 13th 2016 at 2:16:23 PM

[up]x5 — And it has to be a "last man standing" type of contest, where the winner of the first deathmatch then has to fight the next guy, and so on, until there are no more challengers.

What to do with the last one, though? Any ideas?

edited 13th Apr '16 2:16:45 PM by pwiegle

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Lost in Space
#119000: Apr 13th 2016 at 2:17:44 PM

Let 'em win the contest, sort of like in Hunger Games. They'll know they're a tool of their own system soon enough.

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