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If war crimes, mass murder and genocidal sentiments are something to be expected of a country you probably shouldnt be sending them military hardware

thats great

the reboot is still probably most fans entry point to the franchise and frame of reference for discussing it, especially during a discussion about Bethesda

that is not any kind of dig at the older games, the quality of them is entirely irrelevant to the point i was making

you dont need to come to the defense of them, especially by venting about games that i also do not care about

the difference is that discussions about robocop are exclusively about the original

if youre convinced the wolfenstein and doom reboots have the same impact and relevance as robocop (2014) youre entirely allowed to stay that way, im not gonna try and shake you out of it

I mean, if someone says “Doom and Wolfenstein” without specifying “Doom Eternal” and “Wolfenstein: Youngblood” (which I had to look up, BTW), I’m thinking of Id.

that makes sense, especially since Doom eternal is in fact still developed by id

Wolfenstein and Doom have both reached significantly more people since they got adopted by zenimax though, so most folks who actually played the games will have probably gotten introduced to them as Bethesda published games

“Wolfenstein: Youngblood” (which I had to look up, BTW),

lol ok

evidently they dont give much of a shit either way

Dude! The original ones were cultural touchstones in a market that wasn’t yet oversaturated. They literally invented and defined the whole genre!

the original ones were undoubtedly MUCH more popular in their time.

i mean sure, but that also doesnt matter to the point i was making

More people might be playing the new ones NOW

which is why most folks are probably not talking about the old games when they say they like wolfenstein and doom

i assumed they were talking about the bethesda published reboots, what with them being significantly more popular than the earlier games

doom and Wolfenstein are published by bethesda

im so glad that blizzards internal culture and conduct align with microsofts values enough for them to skip the hands-on approach theyve shown with other subsidiaries

theres a pretty straightforward reason for why fascists win elections, folks usually just dont want to admit the reason

what does that even mean? 'ok he supports a genocidal ethnostate, but its only cause of power projection in the middleeast'

i actively want the UKs overseas influence to wane

thats awesome

who are you

if rehabilitation is possible, there is no real benefit to society to just keep folks in prison indefinitely, and in fact refusing to accept change for the better disincentivises folks from doing so

besides this just being false, her being considered an easy target is still pretty unambiguously influenced by society's unfavourable view of trans folks

this isnt false, but it still feels a bit off to frame the female murderer as being way more accepting of trans folks

Eye for an eye has always been a deterrent for most.

this is why countries and states that allow execution invariably have lower crime rates

Cuz that’s the definition of justice when he killed someone.

i think justice is when my family doesnt get murdered in the first place because of policies that actually reduce crime, im quirky like that

can you reasonably call holding your breath voluntary in this situation? i dont think my holding my breath if someone holds my head underwater is a particularly conscious decision

"i had to go through miserable bullshit so you have to too" is not doing what you think its doing