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    #32
    gizmo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,405 ✭✭✭gizmo


    stefanovich wrote: »
    There is a difference between believing the lives of black people matter and supporting the BLM group itself which is a political movement.
    Do you believe people can support the Black Lives Matter movement without supporting the US-based Black Lives Matter organisation?

    Do you believe that either the movement or the organisation are inextricably linked to Marxism?

    Do you believe that if I download this PS4 theme I am either directly or indirectly supporting the downfall of capitalism?


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    #33
    stefanovich
    Registered Users Posts: 5,490 ✭✭✭stefanovich


    gizmo wrote: »
    Do you believe people can support the Black Lives Matter movement without supporting the US-based Black Lives Matter organisation?

    Do you believe that either the movement or the organisation are inextricably linked to Marxism?

    Do you believe that if I download this PS4 theme I am either directly or indirectly supporting the downfall of capitalism?

    I believe there are a lot of people who support BLM for good reasons.

    I think BLM the organisation is inexplicably linked to Marxism and they use their donations to that end. That's exploitation.

    I believe Sony are hypocrites and are causing harm by encouraging this.


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    #34
    snowblind
    Registered Users Posts: 972 ✭✭✭snowblind


    stefanovich wrote: »
    I believe there are a lot of people who support BLM for good reasons.

    I think BLM the organisation is inexplicably linked to Marxism and they use their donations to that end. That's exploitation.

    I believe Sony are hypocrites and are causing harm by encouraging this.
    What harm?


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    #35
    stefanovich
    Registered Users Posts: 5,490 ✭✭✭stefanovich


    snowblind wrote: »
    What harm?

    They are encouraging people to donate to Marxists who hate America?


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    #36
    snowblind
    Registered Users Posts: 972 ✭✭✭snowblind


    stefanovich wrote: »
    They are encouraging people to donate to Marxists who hate America?
    Again, where's the harm?


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    #37
    snowblind
    Registered Users Posts: 972 ✭✭✭snowblind


    Do you think private companies should only profess love and admiration to capitalism and the United States of America, otherwise making them harmful, allowing for only one kind of ideology / politics to be communicated?


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    #38
    gizmo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,405 ✭✭✭gizmo


    stefanovich wrote: »
    I believe there are a lot of people who support BLM for good reasons.

    I think BLM the organisation is inexplicably linked to Marxism and they use their donations to that end. That's exploitation.

    I believe Sony are hypocrites and are causing harm by encouraging this.
    That doesn't really address the salient point here. You appear to be linking this theme to BLM the organisation who you then link to Marxism.

    Can someone not download the theme and support the message without supporting BLM the org?


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    #39
    stefanovich
    Registered Users Posts: 5,490 ✭✭✭stefanovich


    gizmo wrote: »
    That doesn't really address the salient point here. You appear to be linking this theme to BLM the organisation who you then link to Marxism.

    Can someone not download the theme and support the message without supporting BLM the org?

    Yes they can. I am addressing Sony's behaviour.


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    #40
    Kingp35
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 12,253 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kingp35


    snowblind wrote: »
    Do you think private companies should only profess love and admiration to capitalism

    Well if they did this at least they would be being honest instead of jumping on social issue bandwagons to try and earn more money.


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    #41
    stefanovich
    Registered Users Posts: 5,490 ✭✭✭stefanovich


    snowblind wrote: »
    Do you think private companies should only profess love and admiration to capitalism and the United States of America, otherwise making them harmful, allowing for only one kind of ideology / politics to be communicated?

    Without capitalism you would not have Sony.

    Marxism is a dangerous and destructive ideology.


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    #42
    gizmo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,405 ✭✭✭gizmo


    stefanovich wrote: »
    Yes they can. I am addressing Sony's behaviour.
    Same deal there then, can Sony not offer this theme and support the spread of the message without supporting BLM the org?


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    #43
    recyclops
    Registered Users Posts: 2,393 ✭✭✭recyclops


    its actually a really nice theme as well, having sold my ps5 I cant test it does it have any sound effects or music or standard ps4 sounds?


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    #44
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 29,147 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    recyclops wrote: »
    its actually a really nice theme as well, having sold my ps5 I cant test it does it have any sound effects or music or standard ps4 sounds?

    I haven’t downloaded it yet, but going by this thread I can only assume it blasts out socialist anthem The Internationale when installed.


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    #45
    gizmo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,405 ✭✭✭gizmo


    johnny_ultimate wrote: »
    I haven’t downloaded it yet, but going by this thread I can only assume it blasts out socialist anthem The Internationale when installed.
    Shame, I don't like when politics gets mixed with music. I much prefer apolitical stuff like Rage Against The Machine.


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    #46
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 29,147 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    gizmo wrote: »
    Shame, I don't like when politics gets mixed with music. I much prefer apolitical stuff like Rage Against The Machine.

    “Thank you officer, I will do as you tell me” is a classic RATM apolitical refrain.


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    #47
    snowblind
    Registered Users Posts: 972 ✭✭✭snowblind


    Kingp35 wrote: »
    Well if they did this at least they would be being honest instead of jumping on social issue bandwagons to try and earn more money.
    Yes, that doesn't mean there's harm involved. Cringe, mostly.


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    #48
    snowblind
    Registered Users Posts: 972 ✭✭✭snowblind


    stefanovich wrote: »
    Without capitalism you would not have Sony.

    Marxism is a dangerous and destructive ideology.
    Without Marxism capitalism would miss a lot of it's theory. Without Marxism employee rights would lag behind at least 20 years, Without Marxism the working class wouldn't make enough to buy a PS5 therefore making the demand for a PS5 much lower.

    What is Marxism destroying?

    Mccarthyists tried to remove everything that is "too left" from thinking, the way you seem to try, it didn't work because as much as marxism is an ideology, so is capitalism, and they are inherently linked.


    And what's this to do with BLM then :pac:


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    #49
    stefanovich
    Registered Users Posts: 5,490 ✭✭✭stefanovich


    snowblind wrote: »
    Without Marxism capitalism would miss a lot of it's theory.

    Marx was an idiot and his writing is garbage.


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    #50
    ronano
    Registered Users Posts: 3,133 ✭✭✭ronano


    History will look back at this moment as the pivotal movement that Marxism hit critical mass to change the world....through the use of a downloadable theme.


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    #51
    snowblind
    Registered Users Posts: 972 ✭✭✭snowblind


    stefanovich wrote: »
    Marx was an idiot and his writing is garbage.
    Yeah but that's just like, your opinion, man.


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    #52
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 50,865 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    I think some people need to return to the I'm not racist but, sorry, current affairs/imho forum.
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    #53
    Rodney Bathgate
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    **** BLM


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    #54
    Rodney Bathgate
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,445 ✭✭✭Rodney Bathgate


    Sawduck wrote: »
    It's free

    Wouldn’t download if they paid me. Plus I have an Xbox One.


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    #55
    stefanovich
    Registered Users Posts: 5,490 ✭✭✭stefanovich


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    I think some people need to return to the I'm not racist but, sorry, current affairs/imho forum.

    Hey, Sony decided it wanted to get political.


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    #56
    stefanovich
    Registered Users Posts: 5,490 ✭✭✭stefanovich


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    I think some people need to return to the I'm not racist but, sorry, current affairs/imho forum.

    You think it is racist to NOT want to exploit black people?


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    #57
    gizmo
    Registered Users Posts: 8,405 ✭✭✭gizmo


    stefanovich wrote: »
    Hey, Sony decided it wanted to get political.
    Did they though? As I asked above, can Sony not offer this theme and support the spread of the message without supporting BLM the org?


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    #58
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 50,865 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    stefanovich wrote: »
    You think it is racist to NOT want to exploit black people?

    Come back to me when you don't have a strawman argument to make.
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    #59
    hellsing101
    Registered Users Posts: 228 ✭✭hellsing101


    Its free and not mandatory, if it was being forced on people I could see a problem but its not. Chill dude.


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    #60
    stefanovich
    Registered Users Posts: 5,490 ✭✭✭stefanovich


    Retr0gamer wrote: »
    Come back to me when you don't have a strawman argument to make.

    Just because you call it strawman doesn't make it so.

    The took the Marxist playbook and replaced class with race.


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    #61
    Penn
    Registered Users Posts: 33,291 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    To be honest this whole thread makes me want to download the theme, defund the police and google what Marxism is and then instantly forget it.

    Jesus, it's a free optional theme on a games console...


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