If you didn't think Steve Bannon was evil already...

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Wait a minute... I thought we were being taught that race and gender are oppressive constructs

No, they arent. Being racist and discrediting people due to their sexual orientation actually is.

[Kupsy]

I give you:

"Steve Bannon Saw the ‘Monster Power’ of Angry Gamers While Farming Gold in World of Warcraft"

http://nymag.com/selectall/2017/07/s...d-farming.html

That article is nonsense, written by a crackpot who writes conjecture for a living.

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It's about the fact Bannon and his propagandists tried to influence the gaming community to rebuild in their shape.

Which fortunately didnt happen.

The irony and lack of self awareness in this statement is staggering.

[Seranthor]

I bet he even played on Mal'ganis.

Hey now... nothing wrong with playing there.

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Yes god forbid a certain group of people play video games. How horrible. The OP was less than 10 words about how Bannon is the owner of a gold farming company. You had to go ahead and bring up Gamergate because you couldn't resist virtue signalling for some reason.

It is no virtue signaling talking about Bannon and what he became. And what he and his puppet Milo tried to do to the gaming community. Actually even the article quoted talks about that. You would have known if you read the article.

And i am happy if as many groups or people as possible play computer games. It is a mainstream hobby, and as more people play games, as better they get and as more epic they get.

Who would have believed that video game development would turn into the industry it is nowadays 30 years ago? With AAA projects consuming billions of dollars and giving fun to a even bigger growing community of gamers?

[Mister Cheese]

No, they arent. Being racist and discrediting people due to their sexual orientation actually is.

No we're discrediting people because they're using their race/gender/sexual orientation to silence others based on the "oppressive stack".

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No we're discrediting people because they're using their race/gender/sexual orientation to silence others based on the "oppressive stack".

And that happens where in this thread? Do you want to derail the discussion?

[Mister Cheese]

And that happens where in this thread? Do you want to derail the discussion?

Are you? Why are you bringing up gamergate in a thread about Steve Bannon?

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Are you? Why are you bringing up gamergate in a thread about Steve Bannon?

I didnt bring it up. It was in the news the OP refered to. Do you actually read postings in threads in which you participate? In special the articles they refer to?

Bannon would go on to aggressively court this audience when brought on to help Andrew Breitbart build out his ultra-right-wing news-and-entertainment site. It was Bannon who hired Milo Yiannopoulos, recognizing him as someone who could whip up disaffected gamers. (Indeed, Yiannopoulos — who previously had no interest in gaming — rode Gamergate and its attendant rage to fame and page views.)

[Mojo03]

“introduced him to a hidden world, burrowed deep into his psyche, and provided a kind of conceptual framework that he would later draw on to build up the audience for Breitbart News, and then to help marshal the online armies of trolls and activists that overran national politicians and helped give rise to Donald Trump.”

So BASICALLY it's World of Warcrafts fault for Breitbart news success, the deteriorating social morale of our country, and Trump becoming president.

[Mister Cheese]

I didnt bring it up. It was in the news the OP refered to. Do you actually read postings in threads in which you participate? In special the articles they refer to?

That is MILO you are talking about. Do you read? You're trying your hardest to bring up gamergate so you can get those virtue points to bash everyone who attacks you on it. Bannon has little to do with GG. It was Yiannopoulos who was one of the faces of it.

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So BASICALLY it's World of Warcrafts fault for Breitbart news success, the deteriorating social morale of our country, and Trump becoming president.

It's the fault of the people who supported Breitbart. And who believed Bannons and Milos lies.

World of Warcraft is just a computer game, made by very talented game designers.

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Bannon has little to do with GG. It was Yiannopoulos who was one of the faces of it.

And Milo actually worked for Bannon. Once again.. read the article.

[Tiwack]

Foolish to think of yourselves as powerless. Easy to get on the bandwagon exactly for that reason without being critical of the message you're parroting. More importantly what is the goal? Manipulating negative emotions for political gain is an old trick and exactly why you'll never be able to fully trust any media outlet. Critical thinking: the objective analysis and evaluation of an issue in order to form a judgement. READ and THINK before blindly giving in to peer pressure most of all.

[Mojo03]

It's the fault of the people who supported Breitbart. And who believed Bannons and Milos lies.

World of Warcraft is just a computer game, made by very talented game designers.

(Announcer voice)

And there goes the comment... right over your head... looks like it never came close to it!

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And there goes the comment... right over your head... looks like it never came close to it!

Yeah. Thanks for being so smart.