• Janked [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Ah, they pulled a Bioshock Infinite, huh?

    • JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]
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      4 years ago

      I'm not familiar with Bioshock Infinite but basically

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      the flagsmasher's leaders' mom or grandma died of tuberculosis which is heavily prevalent among the refugees in the camps. So, after their latest heist of stealing supplies being horded by the ones in charge... The guards were all tied up, and she blew them up as they left. Much to her follower's dismay. because "it's the only language they understand." Honestly, I would still find that humanizing, but my life is filled with libs and you could see in their eyes that the switch had been flicked.

      I'd say this actually really good propaganda for putting a damper on the inevitable violence against those who are killing us via climate change, hoarding foods and homes, keeping healthcare from us. Violence against those people can easily be justified as self defense (Seriously half a million preventable covid deaths in the US alone) but the media will make sure that anyone that steps out of line will be lumped in as terrorists. Just look at the eco-"terrorist" movements that have disappeared since the 80's and 90's who were absolutely correct.

      • Janked [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Yeah, that seems completely justified to me and actually not as bad as Bioshock Infinite.

        In Infinite the leader of the revolution uses a child as a human shield and then shoots them for stupid reasons that I don't remember.

          • garbology [he/him]
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            4 years ago

            They retconned it in the DLC to make it somehow even more awful.

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            IIRC the dimension travelling twins convince her to kill the kid and die in order to progress Comstock's and Elizabeth's story.