AntiWar
May 1st, 2008 jsullen1
I personally found “AntiWarGame” to be disturbing and offensive. It does have some valid points, but the manner in which the game plays out is slightly crude taking away from the message. The way in which the troops are portrayed is disgraceful. Yes, often times the troops are not accomplishing anything while they are deployed, but that is not their fault. They signed up to serve their country and their country fights a war that it should not be fighting, leaving them there to wait to get blown up. I have not recently kept up with the War on Terror like I had in the past because I now have a personal stake in it. Someone very close to me is an officer in the Marines and he has recently deployed to Afghanistan so seeing officers killed because they try to motivate their soldiers is disgusting in my opinion. I am very sensitive when it comes to hearing about the war but I am not naïve or unaware of the situation. As in many political situations, business and monetary goals are the driving force behind the war. President Bush has led this country into an out of control situation in a quest for oil, while the American consumer pays. The game portrays this fact well. Military and business are linked together in one spending category and the player’s popularity increases as more money is pumped into this portion. Popularity also increases as more troops are sent abroad. I supposed the game is making a statement about the popularity being based on the opinion of big business, but I believe helping at home would be a much more productive option and I don’t think it was necessary to disrespect the troops.
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