Based Vampire the Masquerade
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the problem is that they have no media literacy (well, barely any literacy at all) so the satirical nature of Warhammer goes far over their head and they instead unironically think the politics in the game are based.
they donβt realize the nazi shit in these games is supposed to be grimdark authoritarian hellscape dystopias, not utopiasβ¦
but they can take grimdark authoritarian hellscapes as long as theyβre run by nazis.
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Oh absolutely, itβs just that the modern day aristocrats of capitalism are so short sighted they canβt see past their own nose.
They donβt know that their own wealth is meaningless since rule of law is not theirs, and no one will care if they get epstiened like many Russian oligarchs.
βFirst they cameβ and all that
There is a difference between aristocracy and oligarchy. Aristocracy is under the thumb of the monarch, oligarchy isnβt.
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There is a difference between aristocracy and oligarchy. Aristocracy is under the thumb of the monarch, oligarchy isnβt.
On the Wikipedia page, it states that oligarchy is βAristocracyβs corrupt counterpartβ.
At the end of the day there is no way an aristocracy doesnβt become corrupt, so the result is just a label
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Good on them for stating it upfront though. (The mention of βalt-rightβ indicates a more recent version?).
Back in the 90βs/early 00βs it definitely attracted people both left and right winged.
However from my personal experience right wingers was more prevalent in wargaming compared to rpgβs. (Which really sucked because there you were enjoying a nice back n forth about Warhammer and then out comes the racist nazi talkβ¦)
Games Workshop did good by making a pretty strong statement a while ago. But Iβm afraid itβll always be a thing.
I was leery of VtM for a long time because Iβd always thought of the mythology of vampires generally to be, well, in line with certain kinds of violent sexual acts that I viscerally did not want to roleplay.
Finally decided to read the lore. Honestly? The setting is genuinely far more complex than I had given it credit for. Anarchs forever!
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On the one hand, good on them for trying a βnazi punks fuck offβ type move.
On the other hand, a blood sucking aristocracy that feeds off the βlesser peopleβ beneath them as the protagonistsβ¦ thatβs nearly the definition of fascism?
Being a novice to the lore, Iβd say anyone who unironically thinks the Camarilla are right is someone I would punch.
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I mean, theyβre fictional, they can be whatever you want them to be
they can be whatever you want them to be
Except for a neo-nazi.
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they donβt realize the nazi shit in these games is supposed to be grimdark authoritarian hellscape dystopias, not utopiasβ¦
but they can take grimdark authoritarian hellscapes as long as theyβre run by nazis.
They think theyβd be space marines or inquisitors in that world. You know one of the one-in-a-trillion kinda folks.
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They think theyβd be space marines or inquisitors in that world. You know one of the one-in-a-trillion kinda folks.
Welcome to Flashlight Brigade Conscription! If you face the enemy, you will die. If you refuse to face the enemy, the nearest Commisar will execute you for treason. Same if you try to run. If you want to live, maybe hope for whichever enemy to adopt you as a pet, but thatβs less preferable than death in almost all cases.
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they donβt realize the nazi shit in these games is supposed to be grimdark authoritarian hellscape dystopias, not utopiasβ¦
but they can take grimdark authoritarian hellscapes as long as theyβre run by nazis.
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always is
