likeacrackado
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I'll give the leftists this, most people on the e-"right" critically view media very differently if it was released after they became aware of things. Its reasonable to analyze media differently after a change in worldview. No matter your social/political stances we're all a product of our time. References to hotbutton issues in media from the late 90s are less likely to elicit a strong emotional stance than references to current events in contemporary media.
I disagree that a right wing or apolitical creative wouldn't do this kind of plot. The basic narrative(as you put it) isn't right or left wing. Evil empire attempts to wipe out weaker, more primitive culture's way of life. You can find similar stories in the Old Testament, hardly a leftist work of literature. In the context of modern American politics? Sure, a liberal would be more likely to write this. But if you're going to zoom in on modern times you should consider that indian affairs are a much less contentious issue now than in say the late 1800s. Of course people will react less emotionally to a less socially relevant reference.
I never got the impression that GTA pushed a grand leftist narrative. Anti-establishment sure, and it makes sense that faux-90s LA would reference police brutality( I've hardly played the game so idk how they approach it). Most terminally online political people will admit that anti-establishment 'fight the man' messages don't always go hand in hand with hardcore leftist ideology. I don't think you pretend all self-proclaimed anti-establishment ideas are the same. The liberal need for perpetual revolution is alot more obnoxious once they've taken over as 'the man' and started enforcing a strict party line.
Did he identify as either of those things? Leftists love to retroactively apply their ideology to characters/people who had no conception of their belief system. They get it from their Marxist daddies retroactively deciding the root of all human conflicts were class struggles.
Like others said Kojima is a hack pulling together western ideas. without knowing them past the most surface level. The biggest semi-coherent thought I get from the MGS series is 'MIC bad'. Not really a super "woke" idea unless you're perpetually rebelling against 2003 neo-cons/libs. E-right people usually associate "woke" with cultural marxism(as they understand it).
Getting back to my first point. You can easily play older games today without picking up on socio-political themes and ideas. Newer games, not so much. This meme:
lives rent free in leftist heads. They can't allow you to be the guy that doesn't get it and simply enjoys media, so they need to ramp it up and beat you over the head.
