It Was Always About the "Right" Politics in Video Games | Unpacked
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Normally I would say you are right but we are talking about criminals.
Wow -- I had not heard about this. This is just 100% on brand.
Respect. I love that you’re actually taking a firm and consistent stance on this throughout all of your content. It’s refreshing and reassuring. Unfortunately, there’s historical parallels here and they’re the obvious ones, but it’s worth noting. People like Jaime and others who applaud some right wing fuckery but are aghast here need to learn the lesson that people keep learning and forgetting. You do not pick and choose what part of fascism you get, and it does not care about you as soon as it’s convenient. It’s going to be a fascinating night of long knives this time.
Just so you guys know I am going to increase my Patreon Membership tier here as a direct response to this video. This is what real journalism should look like! Integrity above all else. Please continue to do a stellar job!
Long time lurker, first time supporter. Thanks for speaking up.
*enthusiastic golf clap*
This is already way past slippery slope
Great video, and love to see this being echoed. I watch most of Second Wind content to get my mind off of how depressing the rise of authoritarianism is, but I still don't want to see the topic being avoided. And that's a tough thing to balance but Second Wind has done a fantastic job on balancing talking about the rise of fascism, with keeping coverage on games. You guys rock, keep on doing the things you're doing!
I am currently writing an essay about balls... so the balance is real. - Nick
Hear hear!
Nice to see that you do take a stance on this issue. What you said is pretty much what went through my head in the last weeks. I wasn't exactly expecting Nintendo and Microsoft to react in a strong enough way I would have liked to see, but to see such a weak reaction is sad, but tells us at least exactly how much you can trust them with anything.
Hang on. Why is companies putting progressive messaging in games for advertising/monetary gain fine but them not speaking out against government actions to avoid losing money/attracting negative government attention bad? It’s the same thing. Acting in a way that protects profits. You say “you don’t need to explain the difference” but I genuinely don’t see one.
Did you seriously have to ask yourself that question and can’t figure it out? Maybe I’ll explain. One group of people is mad about big soulless business bandwagoning on progressive messaging. You can decide on whether that makes a difference in the world. Other people are mad about IPs being used to dehumanize people (not everyone in this country illegally is a monster) and those companies staying silent. This should not be forgotten the next time a company takes some sort of progressive “stance” and we should remember your point about it all being about profits. They stand for nothing besides money. Maybe people now have an easier time seeing that they use our love for video games as their preferred way to take our money.
Does the DHS have any marketing data that suggests this tactic even works? Are potential ICE agents coming in and saying, 'Well I used to not agree with you guys, but then I saw those Pokemon and Halo ads. Sign me up'.
I think that's part of a larger discussion on if advertising works period. We're getting more and more ads on our screens so we have to ask if it's really cost effective or is this a bubble.
The YT comments equating including marginalized groups with the government using IPs to dehumanized people based on skin color is digusting.
We're cleaning it up as we see it.
A basic theater class in high school or university teaches you one of those maxims: “All art is political.” I don’t know why high-school-graduated folks don’t know this. I look forward to watching this.
But not all art pushes one topic and demands the audience to obey and conform.