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‘GTA VI’ Has Already Sparked a Bizarre Moral Panic Fit For Our Age

A moral panic around a new Grand Theft Auto? We are so back.
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Now I remember moral panics surrounding the GTA games going back to my childhood. That's nothing new. But the new moral panic, fitting with the times, is much stupider.

Amazing that the "fuck your feelings" crowd who hate political correctness are now chirping like 90's era Hillary Clinton and Tipper Gore.

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There's also some weird new strain of antisemite I didn't even know existed bitching about the game.

And then...there's' no easy way to say this. But GTA. It's gone woke, folks :disgust:.

The main character is female (woke/political). And brown (woke/political). Though...she is straight (not woke/not political).

But here's the thing. Dudes are gonna buy the game anyway. If having a lady character expands their market and boosts sales 2%, they're gonna do it. There's no other choice. The Line Must Go Up. The people bitching about this stuff kinda sound like dirty commies who hate the Infallible Free Market :shrug:.

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Ramahs

Ramahs

Fucking Combustion (mostly) Since February 2017
Yup, there's always some kind of bullshit moral panic. Satanic panic, video game panic, rock music panic...and when it was their parents generation it was fucking jazz music and dancing with non-white-folk! lol. It's always something with the pious conservatives.

I'm a millennial. I hate to see what the conservative side of my generation will be panicking about in 20 years. I just know it will be equally hilarious bullshit.
 
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Looks like effects of climate change appear gradually. And then, all at once.



www.theguardian.com

Earth on verge of five catastrophic climate tipping points, scientists warn

Humanity faces ‘devastating domino effects’ including mass displacement and financial ruin as planet warms
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The tipping points at risk include the collapse of big ice sheets in Greenland and the West Antarctic, the widespread thawing of permafrost, the death of coral reefs in warm waters, and the collapse of one oceanic current in the North Atlantic.
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Turns out dad was right. If you fiddle with the thermostat too much you can break the whole dang thing.

Unlike other changes to the climate such as hotter heatwaves and heavier rainfall, these systems do not slowly shift in line with greenhouse gas emissions but can instead flip from one state to an entirely different one. When a climatic system tips – sometimes with a sudden shock – it may permanently alter the way the planet works.
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cybrguy

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Putin is a War Criminal
macbill said:
www.rawstory.com

Taylor Swift named Time person of the year

Time magazine named US pop superstar Taylor Swift as its person of the year on Wednesday, calling the musical force of nature the "hero of her own story."Swift has smashed industry records this year with both her tour and the film of the globetrotting musical cavalcade that is estimated to bring...
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Get ready. She's going to be a political force for her generation in this upcoming election. Mark my words...
 
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Swiftonomics has already saved the US economy. It's now poised to save Europe as well.

news.northeastern.edu

‘Swiftonomics,’ or the smart business choices Taylor Swift makes that affect the U.S. economy

The Eras tour is smashing all sorts of records. But the tour could also generate up to $4.6 billion in consumer spending.
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www.euronews.com

What is ‘Swiftonomics’ and could it boost the European economy?

Taylor Swift's tour is not only rocking stadiums but also fuelling a hospitality surge. With the concerts predicted to generate $5 billion in consumer spending in the US alone, what kind of windfall can Europe expect?
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Pukka said:
It takes a _really_ special kind of hubris to think you can lead any population greater than one, yourself.
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At least in a small village every one knows you and can choose to give you their trust (or not). And it's also easy for them to dismiss you if the power goes into your head.
 
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florduh

florduh

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President Sean Fein continues his campaign

www.theguardian.com

More than 1,000 workers sign up to unionize at top US Volkswagen plant

UAW says effort at Chattanooga plant in Tennessee is booming as union aims expand membership
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I'm guessing Elon isn't gonna like this

www.reuters.com

UAW launches bid to organize Tesla and 'entire non-union auto sector' in US

The United Auto Workers union said on Wednesday it is launching a first-of-its-kind push to publicly organize the entire nonunion auto sector in the U.S. after winning new contracts with the Detroit Three automakers.
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"United we bargain, divided we beg"

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1732022007129104614
 
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florduh

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What a massive fucking L. If you're a country...under NO circumstances do you EVER give up your nukes.

Gaddafi gave up his nukes. He died getting anally raped by a bayonet.

If you're a country with no nukes, getting nukes, or maybe even just lying about having them, should be your #1 priority.
 
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vapviking

vapviking

Old & In the Way
florduh said:
I'm guessing Elon isn't gonna like this

www.reuters.com

UAW launches bid to organize Tesla and 'entire non-union auto sector' in US

The United Auto Workers union said on Wednesday it is launching a first-of-its-kind push to publicly organize the entire nonunion auto sector in the U.S. after winning new contracts with the Detroit Three automakers.
www.reuters.com www.reuters.com

"United we bargain, divided we beg"

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1732022007129104614
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And over in Sweden Elon is on the losing end,
www.theguardian.com

Tesla loses legal action in Sweden as dispute with Nordic unions escalates

Court decides postal service does not have to deliver licence plates, for now, in latest twist in row over collective bargaining
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florduh said:
Looks like effects of climate change appear gradually. And then, all at once.



www.theguardian.com

Earth on verge of five catastrophic climate tipping points, scientists warn

Humanity faces ‘devastating domino effects’ including mass displacement and financial ruin as planet warms
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com



Turns out dad was right. If you fiddle with the thermostat too much you can break the whole dang thing.
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Of course, we've already crossed many tipping points, and there's no going back.
 
florduh

florduh

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Things that caused inflation:

1) Corporate Greed

2) Multinational Corporations building our entire global supply chain on nanometer thin ice, leading to a complete breakdown because of COVID

3)The Ukraine War driving up energy prices

Things that did not cause inflation:

Some poor shmuck getting a $1400 check 3 years ago.

I'll also point out that the sectors experiencing the worst inflation: housing, healthcare, and education... were all out of control in 2019 too.
 
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