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2015-05-04 Home Front: Culture Wars

DC GamerGate meetup disrupted by bomb threat

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Posted by badanov 2015-05-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 If social media campaigns don't work, phone in a bomb threat.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2015-05-04 00:09|| 2015-05-04 00:09|| Front Page Top

#2 Why do the social justice wackos hate gamers?

Posted by 3dc 2015-05-04 01:52|| 2015-05-04 01:52|| Front Page Top

#3 They're fighting a war against their betters---which includes most of humanity, though not Muslims.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-05-04 03:10|| 2015-05-04 03:10|| Front Page Top

#4 3dc -- because gamers refused to go along, get along with progressive corruption.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2015-05-04 06:07|| 2015-05-04 06:07|| Front Page Top

#5 I really don't like either of the groups involved in this -- two extremes in this area of life that feel a need to butt heads.

Can't we just all make and play games (and get along)?

Posted by ExtremeModerate 2015-05-04 08:18|| 2015-05-04 08:18|| Front Page Top

#6 Depends.

Are you willing to lay your head on the block for social harmony?

Posted by Pappy 2015-05-04 11:22|| 2015-05-04 11:22|| Front Page Top

#7 When it comes to making and playing games ... heads shouldn't be on blocks.

However, if you're looking at this as a geek-culture analogy for issues that permeate all aspects of our society, then: no ... harmony isn't as important as an open and free society.

Posted by ExtremeModerate 2015-05-04 12:37|| 2015-05-04 12:37|| Front Page Top

#8 They threatened a group with no place to retreat to, who's levels of competitiveness and understanding of in group out group are second to none.

No wonder they
a) don't know why it didn't work
b) have been taken apart

The only thing keeping it from a slam dunk is that the media have buried it.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2015-05-04 17:20|| 2015-05-04 17:20|| Front Page Top

#9 Gamers won their savings throw vs stupid.

Posted by mossomo 2015-05-04 19:45|| 2015-05-04 19:45|| Front Page Top

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