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[StreetsofBeige]

It is amazing the amount of people posting in glee over a father with two young kids being murdered simply because they did not like his political opinions. A school board member in my county in VA posted: "Call me old fashioned, but I remember when we used to be ok with shooting Nazis". Yeah, this psycho lady should definitely be on the school board.

Look, it isn't shocking that some video game developers are going to post shit like that. That's gross but whatever. Teachers and elected school board members celebrating fucking murder is disturbing.

Check out the Charlie Kirk thread in OT about what happened with a Toronto teacher.

And teachers think parents are the crazy ones.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

I really don't understand how people that have jobs with a lot visibility love express their beliefs in such unique way that will cost their job, bring canceled etc, etc.

Like dude keep your opinion not public? Like do they expect not having any backlash?

Also not gaming related, but DC cancelled the new Red Hood just after the first issue just because the writer couldn't stay quiet, and said something like I hope the bullet is ok.....

Wrf?!?? At the end of day is so sick the lack of empathy, the cold way some people are celebrating this shit ...this is politic assassination, a wife just lost a husband, a kid lost his dad, the guy got killed just for speaking?!?!!

Because these kinds of people are crazy, and don't seem to have an idea what filters and self control are. They don't know the difference between work, home, public and private are.

Some reason they treat their lives like one 24/7 dog and pony show where everyone has to see and hear everything about them.

They are the emotional rebel type looking for attention. That's why not only do they say weird things looking for virtual pats on the back, but also look and act odd too.

And also the ones who love acting out and hate any authority figure trying to keep things under control.

These people are basically the wild west of stupidity. But instead of insane cowboys robbing wagons and trains kind of wild west. It's modern day politics and weird people acting out.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

 

[Bloody Crow of Cainhurst]

Am I missing something here? Why is there such an outpouring of sympathy for Charlie Kirk of all people? This is a man who trivialized school children getting shot as the price to pay for having access to guns, among many, many other abhorrent views. Suddenly he's some family man who everyone loved?

I'd say this has more to do with GAF not liking Ghost of Yotei than anything else. No one would boycott GTA VI if the CEO of Take Two came out and said Kirk deserved what he got.

 

[cormack12]

Sony five years ago when a career criminal died of a fentanyl overdose and cities burned:

Spoiler

I'm not saying this is just a Sony issue either by the way. At the moment this topic is centred on them actually releasing a statement. They delayed the launch event of a console for this.

Where is the political violence is abhorrent theme?

I still think we need a sense of perspective, there are probably around 200+ employees here who just want to do their job. Who are like us, they have health concerns, sick relatives, financial and tax issues, divorces, general shit life throws at you etc.

 

[Gonzito]

Am I missing something here? Why is there such an outpouring of sympathy for Charlie Kirk of all people? This is a man who trivialized school children getting shot as the price to pay for having access to guns, among many, many other abhorrent views. Suddenly he's some family man who everyone loved?

I'd say this has more to do with GAF not liking Ghost of Yotei than anything else. No one would boycott GTA VI if the CEO of Take Two came out and said Kirk deserved what he got.

So he deserved to be murdered in cold blood. Right?

 

[GymWolf]

Well now she can use that 100x strenght to prepare my pastrami sandwich at arby's.

 

[Banjo64]

Best they can do is confirm it with Kotaku. Not even a boilerplate denouncement like all those other companies did, like DC Comics.

Wouldn't any big company want to make it 100% known they don't support their views?

California Sony is one disgusting entity to be honest.

 

[The_Mike]

I really don't understand how people that have jobs with a lot visibility love express their beliefs in such unique way that will cost their job, bring canceled etc, etc.

Like dude keep your opinion not public? Like do they expect not having any backlash?

Also not gaming related, but DC cancelled the new Red Hood just after the first issue just because the writer couldn't stay quiet, and said something like I hope the bullet is ok.....

Wrf?!?? At the end of day is so sick the lack of empathy, the cold way some people are celebrating this shit ...this is politic assassination, a wife just lost a husband, a kid lost his dad, the guy got killed just for speaking?!?!!

It is because these people are so delusional that this is the right outcome for the world.
To them this is equal to when Hitler died back during the war, and do not understand why there's consequences for not cheering for Nazis death like during WW2.

And if you make them question their delusional reality...
Well, we all saw what happens when you do that

 

[calico]

Am I missing something here? Why is there such an outpouring of sympathy for Charlie Kirk of all people? This is a man who trivialized school children getting shot as the price to pay for having access to guns, among many, many other abhorrent views. Suddenly he's some family man who everyone loved?

I'd say this has more to do with GAF not liking Ghost of Yotei than anything else. No one would boycott GTA VI if the CEO of Take Two came out and said Kirk deserved what he got.

Even if you disapprove of Charlie Kirk, can you not at least agree that assassinating someone because you disagree with what they say is going too far, and that celebrating that happening is an inappropriate and dangerous response?

What happens the next time you say something that someone else disagrees with?

 

[knguyen]

why do people do this? run their smart ass mouth online acting like SJW, then someone will counter with something else that make them even more mad, or they end up losing their careers. In the end, they gain nothing. Stupid.

 

[GymWolf]

What do you mean? She seems lovely

She looks like ufc polyana viana uglier sister.

Someone should photshop the word fire instead of bite for maximum comedic effect.

 

[Banjo64]

What do you mean? She seems lovely

Imagine being a veteran programmer of over 20 years, mastering your craft and making beloved games like Sly Cooper and then Sony-California HQ decides to jet this in as your senior so they can squeeze those big BlackRock mommy milkers.

 

[The_Mike]

Am I missing something here? Why is there such an outpouring of sympathy for Charlie Kirk of all people? This is a man who trivialized school children getting shot as the price to pay for having access to guns, among many, many other abhorrent views. Suddenly he's some family man who everyone loved?

I'd say this has more to do with GAF not liking Ghost of Yotei than anything else. No one would boycott GTA VI if the CEO of Take Two came out and said Kirk deserved what he got.

Because low IQ people does not understand his statement.

He talks about freedom.
Look at Europe. Mass immigration are killing the natives, and the natives has a very low chance to defend themselves because they aren't used to this sort of violence in the west.

Banning guns only bans it for the civil population.
Criminals will still be able to gain access to them.

 

[GymWolf]

It works until he changes the conversation to race by saying "taking a white persons slot" but yes. Folks can decide on their own.

I don't know what they asked to him, but If he was making a point about dei hiring being wrong, the skin color is actually important to point out.

Dei hiring is all about skin color so you can't really avoid to talk about skin color...

And you can bet your ass they didn't fired or refused another black woman to make space, it was probably a white woman being fucked up because she wasn't darker enough, because again, that's the focus of dei hiring, skin color over skills.

 

[RJMacready73]

Am I missing something here? Why is there such an outpouring of sympathy for Charlie Kirk of all people? This is a man who trivialized school children getting shot as the price to pay for having access to guns, among many, many other abhorrent views. Suddenly he's some family man who everyone loved?

I'd say this has more to do with GAF not liking Ghost of Yotei than anything else. No one would boycott GTA VI if the CEO of Take Two came out and said Kirk deserved what he got.

The majority don't give a shit to be perfectly honest and in the wider would outside of the internet nobody gives a shit either, he was just some right wing fundi Christian as far as I can tell no different to the lunatics on the opposite side, most people sit in the middle

 

[kpopSuperstar]

Am I missing something here? Why is there such an outpouring of sympathy for Charlie Kirk of all people? This is a man who trivialized school children getting shot as the price to pay for having access to guns, among many, many other abhorrent views. Suddenly he's some family man who everyone loved?

I'd say this has more to do with GAF not liking Ghost of Yotei than anything else. No one would boycott GTA VI if the CEO of Take Two came out and said Kirk deserved what he got.

The "everyone is a nazi" crowd has turned homicidal, they think republicans are facist. They made themselves a grand enemy and are now killing for it, they need to be removed.

I frankly never heard about this Kirk guy, it's the left mask off moment that's the big deal here for most of us.

 

[GymWolf]

Good. Fuck her, hopefully she never works again in the videogame industry

These people always fail upwards.

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

The majority don't give a shit to be perfectly honest and in the wider would outside of the internet nobody gives a shit either, he was just some right wing fundi Christian as far as I can tell no different to the lunatics on the opposite side, most people sit in the middle

So you're essentially painting this picture:

The guy you describe as "right wing fundi Christian" stands for

- Democracy
- Freedom of speech
- The separation of powers
- Equal rights for all
- Free market economies

and he is a "lunatic" to you, just like the "lunatics on the opposite side", which are

- Stalinists, Maoists, Leninists
- Fascists, National Socialists
- Collectivists, authoritarians, illiberals

...suggesting that, somehow, democrats and fascists are just two different forms of "lunatics". And then you go on to claim that somehow "most people sit in the middle" between these, like you can sit "in the middle" between democracy and fascism. Interesting.

 

[Sephimoth]

Little twat takes a gamble and thinks his fellow communists will rally around his game

 

[Bernardougf]

I really don't understand how people that have jobs with a lot visibility love express their beliefs in such unique way that will cost their job, bring canceled etc, etc.

Like dude keep your opinion not public? Like do they expect not having any backlash?

Also not gaming related, but DC cancelled the new Red Hood just after the first issue just because the writer couldn't stay quiet, and said something like I hope the bullet is ok.....

Wrf?!?? At the end of day is so sick the lack of empathy, the cold way some people are celebrating this shit ...this is politic assassination, a wife just lost a husband, a kid lost his dad, the guy got killed just for speaking?!?!!

I dont think for a second she thought she would be fired ... I bet everything that she is punching her wall saying "hypocritical mtf!" And that at least 80% of her colleagues texted her to say they agree with her.

Western studios became woke leftist bubbles... her attitude its not by far isolated, she was just open about it and unfortunately for Sony they had to cut her because instead of joining the next day party at the studio she went to blusky to start early the celebration

 

[calico]

She got too cocky. A lot of them did after Matt Hansen faced no consequences for his racist comments. Supporting murder is a step up from that it turns out.

 

[Bernardougf]

So you're essentially painting this picture:

The guy you describe as "right wing fundi Christian" stands for

- Democracy
- Freedom of speech
- The separation of powers
- Equal rights for all
- Free market economies

and he is a "lunatic" to you, just like the "lunatics on the opposite side", which are

- Stalinists, Maoists, Leninists
- Fascists, National Socialists
- Collectivists, authoritarians, illiberals

...suggesting that, somehow, democrats and fascists are just two different forms of "lunatics". And then you go on to claim that somehow "most people sit in the middle" between these, like you can sit "in the middle" between democracy and fascism. Interesting.

I wonder what can the left do to prove that this "both sides are equally bad" bullshit is above ridiculous at this point... apparently murdering a young father with different views and then going to openly party on social midia isn't enough.

 

[Branded]

The moderators of r/Helldivers a subreddit with over 2 million subscribers have locked the subreddit after details regarding the killer of Charlie Kirk emerged:







R/Helldivers2 with 800k users have decided to stay open:

Uhhh what am I missing here? Did they also celebrate the assassination over there or?

 

[Lord Panda]

Am I missing something here? Why is there such an outpouring of sympathy for Charlie Kirk of all people? This is a man who trivialized school children getting shot as the price to pay for having access to guns, among many, many other abhorrent views. Suddenly he's some family man who everyone loved?

I'd say this has more to do with GAF not liking Ghost of Yotei than anything else. No one would boycott GTA VI if the CEO of Take Two came out and said Kirk deserved what he got.

Yeah you missed the entire fucking thread - it's all been covered and discussed including your bullshit misquoted out-of-context assertion by Kirk. There's also another thread in the Off-topic forum too if you want to educate yourself.

 

[realcool]

Lmaooo, GAF cares about Charlie Kirk? Didn't see that one coming.

Game developers are celebrating an assassination, and decent people are disgusted by that.
Decent people are disgusted by the justifications for the assassination.
Decent people are disgusted by the justifications for the celebrations.

Who decided Charlie Kirk was intolerable?
Who decided that grotesque, extreme physical violence was acceptable?
Who decided that Charlie Kirk deserved his horrific public execution?

Not decent people.

Decent people are disturbed by the sudden realization that the people who create and sell them entertainment would likely celebrate their consumers' deaths simply because they hold an opposing worldview.

Perhaps I'm being hyperbolic. Forgive me, but I've not seen a single game developer publicly condemning and disavowing peers who've celebrated this heinous act of political violence. What are the prominent voices in this industry saying? I honestly don't know. Where are the decent people in this industry, and why aren't they speaking out against their peers? Until it's proven otherwise, I can't help but feel that, to some extent --- and I'm being charitable when I say this --- people in this industry are not decent people. I also can't shake the feeling that they would publicly condemn and disavow their peers in other contexts without hesitation, though.

 

[Maiden_TY_One]

My friend, I am not justifying any murder. I am just providing his despicable quotes.

You're providing his quotes out of context and describing them as "despicable" in order to justify his murder.

Justifying his murder is literally exactly what you're doing.

And you're not indifferent - if you were you wouldn't be posting about it at all.

Unhinged Leftists using mental-gymnastics to rationalize how they're in the right when they are so quite blatantly in the wrong.

 

[Maiden_TY_One]

Am I missing something here? Why is there such an outpouring of sympathy for Charlie Kirk of all people? This is a man who trivialized school children getting shot as the price to pay for having access to guns, among many, many other abhorrent views. Suddenly he's some family man who everyone loved?

I'd say this has more to do with GAF not liking Ghost of Yotei than anything else. No one would boycott GTA VI if the CEO of Take Two came out and said Kirk deserved what he got.

Yeah, except he never said that.
What he said was that banning guns to save the lives taken by guns is like banning cars to save the lives taken by cars. It seems virtuous on the surface but utterly misguided in practice.
By his many other "abhorrent" views I assume you mean his views like children's genitals shouldn't be permanently mutilated, that biology exists, that's gays a cool or, perhaps most radical of all, the view that political violence is wrong...?

The fact is Charlie Kirk's views were considered centrist in the 90s. Media outlets just lie about him and falsely paint him as "Far-Right" to trick stupid people into thinking he was something wasn't and signing off on violence being directed towards him - which is exactly what's just happened.


What really illustrates this point is that had a prominent Left-wing figure been assassinated by someone on the Right, Kirk would have condemned it, expressed sympathy for the victim, and he would have tried to save them if he could. When HE is killed by one of you, you guys laugh and celebrate. I think that illustrates pretty clearly who the "good guys" and the "bad guys" really are...

 

[Maiden_TY_One]

The people who think Charlie Kirk was some kind of "hate-filled bigot" or "Far-Right" Nazi only think that because they get all their information from the corporate press.

The corporate press falsely painted him that way, as they do with any figure they deem a threat, to trick stupid, low-IQ people into thinking he's a monster so they would sign off on violence against him - which is exactly what's just happened. It's a testament to how well the corporate "news" media is able to indoctrinate vast swathes of unintelligent people who don't know how to do their own research.

And I'll say it again: when one side of the aisle expresses sympathy, empathy and condolences to the other side when someone there is killed, but the other side laughs, mocks and celebrates with sadistic glee when the reverse happens, I don't know how much mental-gymnastics one has to engage in to rationalize how the sadistic side are the "good" guys, but wow, is it impressive. I'm actually kind of jealous, because if I had that ability to delude myself life would probably be a lot easier.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

Am I missing something here? Why is there such an outpouring of sympathy for Charlie Kirk of all people? This is a man who trivialized s

You are missing a lot.

I'll tell you my view as someone from outside USA. I didnt know this guy till yesterday, so at a personal level I dont give a damn. Many people die and are killed everyday. Discussing whether this man was Jesus or Hitler reborn is irrelevant to the main issue.

The reason why I care is because a good portion of our society has publicly declared that they would kill US or want US dead, given the chance. Thats elevating the intensity of the social tensions to defcon 1. Yesterday it was Charlie Kirk, next time it could be me or you. There are hundreds of thousands of rabid dogs out there.

This is what Western society looks like Today.

 

[calico]

Uhhh what am I missing here? Did they also celebrate the assassination over there or?

Maybe told to lock it down while the feds investigate, if the suspect used it?

 

[DeepEnigma]

100

Honestly the whole monologue is really good and worth watching

 

[Jesb]

It's amazing how people will end their career just to get their two cents in on social media.

 

[hououinkyouma00]

Best they can do is confirm it with Kotaku. Not even a boilerplate denouncement like all those other companies did, like DC Comics.

Wouldn't any big company want to make it 100% known they don't support their views?

Well sometimes it's a lose lose situation and it's better to just stfu and work quietly behind the scenes.

Well now she can use that 100x strenght to prepare my pastrami sandwich at arby's.

Damn, a Been N Cheddar sounds pretty good. I haven't had Arby's in probably 15 years.

 

[zedinen]

Grummz

California Sony is one disgusting entity to be honest.

The decision-makers live in Tokyo.

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[hououinkyouma00]

Uhhh what am I missing here? Did they also celebrate the assassination over there or?

The only thing I saw was that Tyler had one of the combos for an airstrike I think on one of the shell casings.

 

[demigod]

Oh shit he's back. Thought you died or something.

 

[Nintendo's Witch]

Anyone that celebrates the death of another human being just because has a different perspective is pure scum. Fuck him and fuck all radical extremist who thinks this is ok. They are the real problem.

 

[VGA-Games]

I can't describe in 1000000 Words how happy I'm that I don't bought a Sony PlayStation or Microsoft XBox in the last 10 Years!!!

I personally only own a Nintendo Switch 2 right now, and nothing else besides a Nintendo Console will come into my Household until the end of my Life!!!

 

[Topher]

I'd say this has more to do with GAF not liking Ghost of Yotei than anything else.

I've been looking forward to GoY and I've defended it against a lot of criticism so this is just a bullshit theory. Some things are bigger than video games.

If you have zero sympathy for Charlie Kirk's death then that's you. Why you are confused why others do have sympathy, no idea. Either way, the thread is about people in the gaming industry celebrating his death.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

What a shit take all around. I've been looking forward to GoY and I've defended it against a lot of criticism so this is just a bullshit theory. Some things are bigger than video games.

It's true. I think I felt some Topher wrath when I critiqued that VA a while back

 

[Scrawnton]

I can't describe in 1000000 Words how happy I'm that I don't bought a Sony PlayStation or Microsoft XBox in the last 10 Years!!!

I personally only own a Nintendo Switch 2 right now, and nothing else besides a Nintendo Console will come into my Household until the end of my Life!!!

As much as the media and far left give them crap for not bending to their desires, I respect Nintendo for continually staying out of all of this.

We know that NOA hires a lot of far left people, but they are silent right now.

 

[Thurible]

Video games are supposed to be a form of escapism. I don't understand why some devs insist on making very public alienating comments, especially celebrating a murder, which is awful. Regardless of your thoughts on his politics the guy was a human being and leaves behind a family. Don't they know their comments are public and are seen as a reflection of their company and its values? For a personal example, to this day I don't buy from certain game companies because they or their employees spoke out in support of abortion during the Dobbs decision. People do listen to what they say. Too many folks don't seem to think before they post something on social media.

 

[digimaster7]

Am I missing something here? Why is there such an outpouring of sympathy for Charlie Kirk of all people? This is a man who trivialized school children getting shot as the price to pay for having access to guns, among many, many other abhorrent views. Suddenly he's some family man who everyone loved?

I'd say this has more to do with GAF not liking Ghost of Yotei than anything else. No one would boycott GTA VI if the CEO of Take Two came out and said Kirk deserved what he got.

yes, you're missing something, try piecing the puzzle yourself first. He's the cofounder of TPUSA who has talked on numerous university and a huge republican supporter since forever. 76mil voted for the current administration and you're surprised he's THIS POPULAR???

and your last quote is very telling, "Suddenly he's some family man who everyone loved?", if you spent 24/7 on your reddit echo chamber of course you'll see him as someone hated by everyone (since any opposing view will be banned by your reddit mod) while in reality a lot of people has always loved the guy

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

I can't describe in 1000000 Words how happy I'm that I don't bought a Sony PlayStation or Microsoft XBox in the last 10 Years!!!

I personally only own a Nintendo Switch 2 right now, and nothing else besides a Nintendo Console will come into my Household until the end of my Life!!!

Found a 90%er

 

[GymWolf]

Well sometimes it's a lose lose situation and it's better to just stfu and work quietly behind the scenes.


Damn, a Been N Cheddar sounds pretty good. I haven't had Arby's in probably 15 years.

I don't even have arby's here in sicily

 

[Foxt3r]

I can't describe in 1000000 Words how happy I'm that I don't bought a Sony PlayStation or Microsoft XBox in the last 10 Years!!!

I personally only own a Nintendo Switch 2 right now, and nothing else besides a Nintendo Console will come into my Household until the end of my Life!!!

Same. My kids won't be near Sony or Xbox games in my house. The vile people working there don't deserve a cent of our money. Fuck them

 

[Tams]

Ghost of Yōtei was already a no from me as it was clearly woke. This being a senior developer just proves it. That was just personal preference of the game's content though. I may even have caved and bought it.

But now, I'm definitely out, and not just for this one game. Bye Sucker Punch.

 

[JoduanER2]

Am I missing something here? Why is there such an outpouring of sympathy for Charlie Kirk of all people? This is a man who trivialized school children getting shot as the price to pay for having access to guns, among many, many other abhorrent views. Suddenly he's some family man who everyone loved?

I'd say this has more to do with GAF not liking Ghost of Yotei than anything else. No one would boycott GTA VI if the CEO of Take Two came out and said Kirk deserved what he got.

What you are missing is people celebrating his graphic public execution for opinions and people saying this should happen to more people on the right... You don't see a problem with that?... really?????

 

[Topher]

I would absolutely be happy if Sony just neutrally stay out of politics, like its Japanese fellow Nintendo.

But I guess PlayStation is virtually a western company and many of its employees are biased, radically biased.

I think most companies should strive to be apolitical, but if their employees drag them into the mess with some stupid comments like this person then they need to respond.

Nintendo is in Japan and reflects Japanese values. PlayStation is in California and reflects California values. That, in a nutshell, is the problem. It has been said many times before by folks like Bernardougf and I haven't put a lot of stock into it, but seems they were right all along.