Originally Posted by
Biz
Saying politics and games aren't to be merged is a flawed and incorrect statement, games dwell on the politics of our world constantly, they're just much better at masking it to be in-line with the narrative.
The boycott wasn't done because people give a rats ass about China and want to be offended, it's because Blizzard is endangering the right of Americans (free speech) and they are very protective of that.
You can be insensitive to China's plight all you like, the fact is the predicament people are in a tiff about is a threat to American democracy. THAT is why people are asking about it. Because Blizzard is putting money in front of their country's values.
Frankly I'm only endorsing the boycott because it's hilarious and Blizzard is digging itself into a corner through silence. In reality it's probably because they're talking about it and how to approach it, rather than speaking out of turn.
In mythology their twiddling their thumbs ignoring it- but there's too much at stake for them financially to flat-out ignore it. Their stocks have already dropped a shit-ton.
My advice is don't look for people here, generally people on MMO-champion want to just talk about the developments surround MMO's, not political backlash on Blizzard's behalf.
Also 90% of the userbase on this site is arrogant and toxic as hell, anyway- you'd find less aggressive company among sharks.
Perfect example, this clown wouldn't know a threat to his way of life if it punched him in the face.
I live in Australia, so this doesn't even effect me- I'm also not deleting my account because haha dumb I can't pretend I'll not be sorry about that move. I figured it's best I lay the facts we do know out on the table in hopes- futile as they may be, that the anti-sjw NPC's stop being so predictable and actually learn something.
I am neither an SJW or anti-SJW. Both groups are caught up in useless bullshit and falling straight for the distractions their goverments distract them with. Culture Wars are a shitshow developed to sell magazines and media. it benefits no one but the mainstream media and corporate hipster diarrhea articles masquerading as media.
It's a discomforting age when big issues that threaten the values of an entire nation can be entirely dismissed with the blanketing misdirective statement of 'eh, it's just those sheeple wanting to be offended again'. It is definitely one caused by those sheeple, and by their opposing reaction. But now there's four factions, there's the pinheaded deaf to all anti-SJW boomers who can't just face the fact the world is changing. (The one who posted above) The extreme opposite who aren't sensitive but definitely try to sell that they are for the sake of attaining the superficial moral highground on a matter that doesn't even effect them. There's the ignorant bliss dwellers who'd rather just let the government strip away their rights than discuss politics. Then there's the poor saps caught in the middle of it all.