motonoggin Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Watching internet Nazis get mad at Wolfenstein II is sadder than the game’s actual dystopia The white nationalist alt-right is upset about Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, a game about fighting Nazis who control America in an alternate 1961. No one is surprised by this reaction, and coverage of it is one part schadenfreude, one part reminder that the new white supremacy hasn’t strayed far from its horrific roots. While these reminders are useful, the fact that Bethesda made racists mad is less interesting than watching the entire saga play out in the trailer’s YouTube comment section. Like many unmoderated comment sections, the Wolfenstein II trailer is the purest argument against the notion that a marketplace of ideas will improve the world. It’s a free-for-all between people who don’t know or care about each other, can’t figure out who’s serious, and are having their entire debate under a video about a man named “B.J. Blazkowicz” who’s been fighting cyborg Nazis since before many of them were born. Warning: graphic hate speech and offensive language ahead. The saddest thing about Wolfenstein’sYouTube comments isn’t the offended white supremacists. It’s the fact that in 2017 you can write “I can’t wait to kill some Nazis in a video game” as though that’s a meaningful political stance — which is exactly what a lot of the most popular comments are about. The second saddest thing is that you’ll be proven right by someone named “Pepe Von Europa.” https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/12/15780596/wolfenstein-2-the-new-colossus-alt-right-nazi-outrage Click for the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 Wat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snatchslayer Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 People have way too much time on their hands. Resident Evil 4 got flak cause the bad guys were all Spanish or something like that, and then again people whined because all the bad guys were black in #5 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold War Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 I don't know what any of that shit is but.... I bet those are some bad ass Nazis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 "The fascists of the future will call themselves Anti-Fascists." -Winston Churchill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Highmark Posted October 11, 2017 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted October 11, 2017 7 hours ago, Rod Johnson said: Wat x2. Its only big in the eyes of people like moto. Hey moto ready to go on Nov 4? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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