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US rep asks Valve to remove ‘Oct. 7’ game from Steam
(www.polygon.com)
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Let's flip the question around.
Would you be against a video game glorifying the Nazi invasion to Poland if it didn't show Nazis killing civilians?
How about a game glorifying the IDF as it fights against Hama's terrorists in Gaza?
If the Nazis had legitimate grievances against the Polish? Maybe. Your premise is flawed in that it assumes everything a Palestinian resistance fighter does is terrorism that can't ve glorified. Let me flip your question around: Woud you object to an Irish-made game that allows you to play as the IRA and car bomb the British?
Who decides what's "legitimate"?
Parts of Poland belonged to the second Reich, but were taken away by force in the aftermath of WWI. From the Nazi perspective, they had every right to claim them back.
Edit: Wait, what just happened? Did you actually say saying you'd be okay with a game glorifying the Nazi invasion to Poland if they "had legitimate grievances against the Polish"? WTF?
My premise assumes that every Hamas fighter that crossed into Israel on Oct. 7th is a terrorist. The "resistance fighters" that attacked military bases are the same people who raped party goers, burned to death civilians in their homes and kidnapped men, women, children and the elderly to be used as a bargaining chip and human shields.
Would I be for a ban of Fatah fighters attacking IDF bases? Maybe, maybe not. I probably wouldn't argue over it with strangers on the internet, for what that's worth.
Depends. is it called "Knights of the IRA" or glorify the IRA in any way? Then I would support the ban. Because the they were a terrorist movement that targeted civilians. Why would you even ask that? Are you seriously okay with glorifying terrorists if you happen to agree with their goals?
This game was published before that oct 7 issue. It's not related.
Oh, come on...
From the link: "Video game available on Steam allows players to simulate being a Hamas teroist who k*lls Jews in the Old City of Jerusalem while shouting ‘Allahu Akbar,’” the account posted. In November, Nijm released an update called the “Operation al-Aqsa Flood Update,” which alludes to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel by having Palestinian fighters paragliding into an Israeli military base."