tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post2255369095300966600..comments2024-03-09T19:23:22.482-03:00Comments on The RPGPundit: When They Think You Aren't Watching, Storygamers Declare: "D&D is Fascist"/"Gygax was Fascist"RPGPundithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17267330191433119298noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-84671582936195447492017-02-01T17:25:31.329-03:002017-02-01T17:25:31.329-03:00Fascist is a word leftists tend to use without kno...Fascist is a word leftists tend to use without knowing its meaning, much like their confusion of republic vs democracy and feelings vs facts. Doc Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783244633195233970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-66732396981116764302017-01-28T00:31:11.894-03:002017-01-28T00:31:11.894-03:00Why does it matter what anyone says. I have played...Why does it matter what anyone says. I have played since the start. will play until I leave this existence. Why? Because I enjoy it! I have weathered criticism of my hobby for over 4 decades. This voices of opposition only matter if you let them matter. I don't and won't. I am a military veteran, and served as a Police Officer, and for some that means that I am automatically a Fascist. I can't help these people that would throw a label on me even though I dedicated a large part of my life to serving as their protector. They won't thank me for my service, but would instead revile me for it. And to me their opinion of me is irrelevant. It has as much relevance as celebrities preaching politics. In other words none whatsoever.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07508412505657761481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-68905608164465444432017-01-27T07:41:33.076-03:002017-01-27T07:41:33.076-03:00Fair enough, though in any case my point still sta...Fair enough, though in any case my point still stands that the actual full-blown storygamers who primarily identify as Forge/Storygames types are all for this type of analysis. Not one of them has said this might be fucking retarded. RPGPundithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267330191433119298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-58930866999330880922017-01-27T07:39:39.341-03:002017-01-27T07:39:39.341-03:00Fascism is NOT the same thing as "authority&q...Fascism is NOT the same thing as "authority" or "leadership", however. RPGPundithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267330191433119298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-27273087533532367042017-01-27T01:52:40.847-03:002017-01-27T01:52:40.847-03:00Aaactually, my initial exposure _was_ on story-gam...Aaactually, my initial exposure _was_ on story-games.com. You make it sound like your site is some kind of base of operations for #TheRevolution, and once again the discussion there is all about how much certain people/groups suck rather than _why using RPGs to fight #Fascism (or any other #Ideology) is a bad idea_.<br /><br />On the other hand it's a perfect example of what I was warning people about, so thanks?Anon Adderlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01722948477733747903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-30009046193449483902017-01-27T00:37:31.306-03:002017-01-27T00:37:31.306-03:00Hey Pundit, I think you're coming at this from...Hey Pundit, I think you're coming at this from the wrong angle. Leadership and authority is a good thing. Our defense against their claims should not be "there's no fascism here!" But rather, "a certain amount of fascism (or authority or leadership) is a good thing."Bohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061857481330825448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-49363447863739454242017-01-26T18:55:33.697-03:002017-01-26T18:55:33.697-03:00maybe the "story gamers" are the ones li...maybe the "story gamers" are the ones living in a fantasy world.<br />Robin Irwin https://www.blogger.com/profile/05972978418186272545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-29609659587380856022017-01-26T12:06:48.379-03:002017-01-26T12:06:48.379-03:00(1) these folks don't even know the definition...(1) these folks don't even know the definition of fascism and just throw the word at anyone they don't like<br />(2) seriously doubt they actually play any games and likely they merely go on message boards to shore up their leftist bonafides and pat themselves and each other on the back--can you imagine this conversation taking place orally between two people not hiding behind screens? And who would they play with after the first game where everyone else concludes "what an a-hole" and resolves not to play with that type again?Doc Savagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783244633195233970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-56213329273814560372017-01-26T04:01:52.038-03:002017-01-26T04:01:52.038-03:00ive heard stock standard abuse script of friends t...ive heard stock standard abuse script of friends telling me my gaming is less evolved than theirs, 4 years of being friends and they say this shit not knowing how shit they sound and they have never played a game with me.Konsumterrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170560484656800416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-36580286850537566422017-01-26T02:55:35.682-03:002017-01-26T02:55:35.682-03:00AnonAdderlan too.
The 'dissenting voices'...AnonAdderlan too. <br /><br />The 'dissenting voices' you're seeing in that thread are all people who have come there to denounce it AFTER it was exposed by theRPGsite. They're not the core storygamers.<br /><br />By far the most well-known Storygame-Swine on that thread was Eero Tuovingen, and he was all "D&D is ur-Fascism!"<br /><br />So yeah, your point is invalid. RPGPundithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267330191433119298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-42914966694021641332017-01-26T02:53:57.825-03:002017-01-26T02:53:57.825-03:00JHKim is also an rpgsite regular, though he has sy...JHKim is also an rpgsite regular, though he has sympathies for storygames while trying to present himself as a 'moderate'. It's his (self-appointed) job to show up and pretend to be the 'voice of reason' (which really means just warning the Storygamers that the Jig Is Up and the Pundit has exposed what they're up to). <br /><br />RPGPundithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267330191433119298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-81713811230813936592017-01-26T02:50:12.320-03:002017-01-26T02:50:12.320-03:00Some of those people, like Bedrock Brendan, were a...Some of those people, like Bedrock Brendan, were actually RPGsite regulars who'd gone there in reaction to what the actual Storygamers were saying. RPGPundithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267330191433119298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-33309225914197525402017-01-26T01:22:10.979-03:002017-01-26T01:22:10.979-03:00Now, if they labeled all that stuff Nietzschean, r...Now, if they labeled all that stuff Nietzschean, rather than fascist, I think the point is worth arguing. But fascist? Those assholes can fuck off.<br />Venger Satanishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04447932700800930510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-61654217859958141982017-01-25T23:53:40.461-03:002017-01-25T23:53:40.461-03:00The content in question: http://story-games.com/fo...The content in question: http://story-games.com/forums/discussion/20941/how-does-your-game-fight-fascism<br /><br />I don't know what that particular community is all about but when you look at the post and some of the comments, overall I don't see a lot of shade being thrown on D&D. A lot of people made the same type of points you made at the end about the positive aspects of D&D.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03943327348714056207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-72093840123154520942017-01-25T22:03:27.213-03:002017-01-25T22:03:27.213-03:00I would say, from the very beginning of the Forge....I would say, from the very beginning of the Forge. RPGPundithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267330191433119298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600947515654238699.post-81399121760238890352017-01-25T21:42:03.207-03:002017-01-25T21:42:03.207-03:00This is really strange to me. I never have drawn ...This is really strange to me. I never have drawn a line in the sand between "story gaming" and whatever else. I can easily change my tone of role playing and have no problem with it just like wargames or board games all rpgs are different but really just the same in my eye. When did this schism come about?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872817313126091371noreply@blogger.com