communism
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Tonight We Riot Devs Wanted To Make An ‘Unapologetically Leftist’ Game
“Politics” has become a dirty word in gaming, especially when angrily screamed”or, as is usually the case, frantically typed”by a vocal minority of reactionary video game fans. But for more progressive players, games often aren’t political enough. Or, when they do take a position, they push objectionable conservative concepts like capitalism, imperialism, and militarism. Tonight…
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The Communist Manifesto Gets A Comic Adaptation That’s Both Nightmarish And Timely
Karl Marx and members of the bourgeoisie being taken aback by the specter of communism.Illustration: Martin Rowson (Self Made Hero) As widely regarded as Karl Marx’s Communist Manifesto is, it can be easy to forget that the scathing, seminal critique of capitalism and the bourgeoisie was hurriedly written over the course of a few days…