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@Sketcz You got what you wanted John. The comment is gone. So let's be adults and draw the line here.

You won't agree with me, I won't agree with you. That's that. No more threats.

You know what? It's not worth it. Clearly some people can not accept that they are behaving in a manner that others find objectionable. And their recourse is threats.

It's truly sad and pathetic.

@leogames free speech for me, but not for thee.... Quite a common approach from those who push the "cancel culture" narrative.

@leogames he's suffered "cancel culture" so much he still has a platform providing content for websites like this one. Soooo cancelled....

@Sketcz Do I advocate harassment? no.

But i also don't expect things like your childish, pathetic rant (which despite being deleted is doing the rounds on social media so people can see what sort of person you really are). I don't expect to be called "sanctimonious" for having morals that extend beyond "As long as I'm alright, who cares". And I don't expect someone who is a public figure within a community to be so thin skinned about people making the criticism of their actions that they are perfectly allowed to make. If you don't want people to criticise your choices, don't publicly broadcast them. You've been around long enough to have figured that out.

Or do you think you should be treated differently?

@AllieKitsune Well, someone thinks they do. Whilst also judging others for their views ("Sanctimonious virtue signallers).

But I expect that from people like him. Thin skinned and self centered.

I would suggest that some people are "irritated" because they are uncomfortable with their lack of basic empathy for those who suffer at the hands of SNKs owners being so publicly shamed.

It's easy to say "I don't care about XYZ" until someone else points out the bad things you "don't care" about. Then it gets awkward. It makes you look... cruel.

But hey, shouldn't lecture people about their choices, right? I mean, what has that ever achieved? It's not as if pointing out facts can change people's opinions is it?

@Sketcz Ah, so you actively choose to put money in the pockets of tyrants (a word you like to use) because it makes you personally happy.

Must be nice to have a vacuum inside you instead of a conscience.

@Sketcz If I was to stop reading this site, it would be because of the pathetic, childish rant that the site editorial team decided to delete that you left earlier calling those of us who disagreed with you "sanctimonious virtue signallers".

You don't get to "play nice" now. We see your moral emptiness, and your "me, me, me" attitude. You don't care about who is behind what you buy, or what abhorrent things they do. As long as you get yours, right? That's all that matters, yeah?

There are bigger, and more important things in the world that any one persons "personal joy". But I don't think you quite understand that, do you?

"Don't bring politics into gaming! Gaming isn't political!"

Erm, yes it is when countries like Saudi Arabia (who have a terrible human rights record) start to buy into the gaming space. Ever hear of a thing called "soft power"? It's how countries buy influence, often through seemingly innocuous ways, like SA buying games companies, or China building vital infrastructure in impoverished African nations.

Politics affects every single aspect of our day to day lives. Anyone who says they "don't do politics" is a liar. The tax you pay? Politics. The countries you buy stuff from? Politics. The media you consume? Politics.

Not everyone likes to feign ignorance and allow themselves to make choices without considering the moral implications of them. Some of us are actively engaged.

Oh, and to those looking for a "politics free" gaming site.... good luck. Most of the one that claim that are almost always made by and for those who think "Gamergate" was a fuss over nothing... and that is most definitely a political position.