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Let's talk about Republicans and "griefing."
In online multiplayer video-games, griefing is a sort of meta-game played by sociopaths whose goal is to ruin the game experience for other players.
Let's talk about Republicans and "griefing."
In online multiplayer video-games, griefing is a sort of meta-game played by sociopaths whose goal is to ruin the game experience for other players.
In games that pit human players against each other, as opposed to pitting human players only against computer-controlled opponents, this practice is common.
An example of griefing is waiting for a player's character you just killed to resurrect and then immediately killing them again, over and over again.
Griefers are often willing to cheat to improve their in-game powers.
Griefers are often willing to cheat to improve their in-game powers.
Griefers tend to be losers who spend so much time in these games that their characters are very strong and rich.
Most games try to minimize opportunities for griefing. For example many will resurrect dead characters back in some safe area to avoid the aforementioned scenario.
Most games try to minimize opportunities for griefing. For example many will resurrect dead characters back in some safe area to avoid the aforementioned scenario.
But every game has bugs or built-in exploitable dynamics that empower griefers.
Do you see where I'm headed with this?
Do you see where I'm headed with this?
Republicans have been griefing Democrats by exploiting weaknesses in America's system of government at least as far back as Newt Gingrich, but under the current regime things are exponentially worse.
McConnell is a master griefer.
McConnell is a master griefer.
Considering Amy Coney Island while the election is already happening is griefing.
Never considering legislation in the Senate is griefing.
Destroying the post office is griefing.
Making kissy noises to white supremacist militias is griefing.
And on and on and on.
Never considering legislation in the Senate is griefing.
Destroying the post office is griefing.
Making kissy noises to white supremacist militias is griefing.
And on and on and on.
It's gotten so bad, it's as if a cabal of griefers raised a lot of money and are taking over the company that makes the video-game just so they can change the rules to maximize griefing.
If Democrats are unable to win back Congress and the WH they will be unable to stop this.
If Democrats are unable to win back Congress and the WH they will be unable to stop this.
Republicans, terrified by their demographic shrinkage, have already gone a long way forcing America to become a country controlled by the nastiest 30% of its population.
If they win this year they will finish the job for at least the next generation.
If they win this year they will finish the job for at least the next generation.
If don't vote for Democrats all the way up and down the ticket this year, you are no better than the sociopathic griefers you will be empowering.
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PS when players get griefed enough they stop playing the game.
Sociopathic Republicans have made elections and governing so unpleasant that the whole enterprise is nigh intolerable for many non-sociopaths.
Sociopathic Republicans have made elections and governing so unpleasant that the whole enterprise is nigh intolerable for many non-sociopaths.
Here's some powerful democracy griefing from today.
"I'll only talk to the 4th Estate if I can risk their lives in the process." https://twitter.com/Yamiche/status/1315687359564976136?s=20
"I'll only talk to the 4th Estate if I can risk their lives in the process." https://twitter.com/Yamiche/status/1315687359564976136?s=20
