I couldn't seem to find this at all searching youtube, or it was in low quality, so I thought I would upload this myself.

the West, so afraid of strong government, now has no government. Only financial power :very-smart:

  • Runcible [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    One wonders what that's even supposed mean. It feels like one of those classic lib gotcha lines

    • Tervell [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      I think the implication is that the "authoritarian" Chinese government restricts people's freedom to what it deems acceptable ("b-but what about muh :freeze-peach: )... as if western liberal governments don't fucking do that as well.

      It's especially ironic since at this point JC is literally on the run from a shadowy conspiracy, having learned that the global anti-terrorist organization he was part of was completely subverted (or rather, it had been a puppet from the very start), and potentially having overheard that FEMA has concentration camps planned for dissidents. Some freedom.

      • Runcible [none/use name]
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        3 years ago

        I actually did play this when it came out. It was amazing but the surprise aliens made the plot incomprehensible to me