Submitted by Serrenity - January 2, 2008 at 5:39 pm -0500216.165.132.250
I intended to go to the Rally because I support the idea, however my computer had other ideas. I'm not sure I'd vote for Ron Paul, but as a friend said, "He makes my skin crawl the least,' and I'm a libertarian.

To say that video games have no political agenda only reveals ignorance about media in general. Everything, especially warm media, has a political agenda, whether intended or not. To say that video games are exempt from such agendas is foolhardy. Refer to the work of Ian Bogost in terms of the Persuasive Power of games.

@Slyfox

I feel like you argument as a whole is a Democratic one. "Lets stifle the voices of some because it inconveniences others." In a brutalized form, that is what Democrats stand for. We see that even now with the censorship, attempted video game legislation, etc. The true heart of democracy is organized chaos - anarchy, just not as loud :-).

I'm still stuck on the negativity. This, in truth, didn't do much. But who knows?! Gamers did something that had true societal value, however miniscule. You can't expect for the first foray into this kind of realm to be system-changing. It will be a process, but look at the first step. I may not be an Ally fan (Horde-love), but man - if you have any sense of wanting to be taken seriously -- you have to love them for what they did. The so-called 'Real life' will infiltrate where-ever you try to hide. Nothing is free from political sway, political agenda, or political view points, not even World of Warcraft. To assert anything other than is just be hiding your head in the sand ...

@DP
Actually, I believe that SecondLife is in fact, classified as an MMORPG for lack of a better category for it.

@Dan
I find the article inspiring. I find the idea inspiring. The tone in your post implies that you don't play games, and have no respect for those who do. Why troll then?

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