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One east coast hurricane or larger west coast earthquake will drown this issue out

michaelmrose 7y ago
I will never buy another product by blizzard regardless of future behavior. I will be reminding people of their feckless behavior in one star reviews a decade from now. I doubt I'm the only one. I support the corporate death penalty.
- thrower123 7y ago
  This would be more of a big deal if Blizzard was still making products that appealed to a Western market. They really don't, anymore. They've reached the point that they are just remastering their greatest hits. Otherwise it is all e-sports.
  - npo9 7y ago
    I’m pretty sure a new Call of Duty game still comes out every year and is a huge seller in the west.
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- vkou 7y ago
  Just a litmus test: Do you also boycott Chick-Fil-A, for their, far worse stance against basic human rights (Giving money to charities that are actively working on promoting anti-gay hate crimes)? And the NFL, for their unwillingness to have the playing field be a soapbox for political statements about the treatment of African Americans, by police? You must surely note that many people who have recently jumped on the anti-Blizzard bandwagon are totally OK to continue patronizing those two organizations...
  - RandomTisk 7y ago
    Religious freedom != hate crimes, at least not yet. When those are equal though, trust me Chick Fil A will be the least of your problems.
    - codezero 7y ago
      I’m the US the two are getting very close to being the same. Maybe not hate crimes per se. but discrimination supported by faith. Not providing employees coverage for contraceptives, or firing someone for a low cut blouse, refusing to serve a gay couple, trying to make sexual orientation not a protected class from discrimination entirely is currently on the plate, all of these are pushed by faith based organizations.
  - michaelmrose 7y ago
    The Chinese mow down protestors with tanks. They are well on their way to developing an Orwellian surveillance state where people are afraid to dissent. They are building modern day concentration camps for minorities. They are using political prisoners as living organ banks to be murdered and disassembled as soon as their parts are needed for a more desirable patient. I don't think Chick-Fil-A is on the same level because some of their money goes to republicans but I don't give them my money either. Furthermore sharing all of my morals isn't an apt requirement for concluding someone has morals. I and a republican can disagree on gay marriage while sharing contempt and horror or organleggers building concentration camps.
    - vkou 7y ago
      US police forces kill unarmed people of colour all the time - and this is just the most visible symptom of a very blatantly racist law enforcement and legal system. Is the NFL on the same level for repressing speech on a protest against this behaviour? Or, like, a little bit on the same level? They are quite clearly picking a side, by silencing speech on it. > I and a republican can disagree on gay marriage while sharing contempt and horror or organleggers building concentration camps. So, is it fine for the NFL to support this injustice or not? It sounds like you're predicating it on whether or not a Republican considers something to be unjust - but it's hard to tell (And it would not be a charitable interpretation of your post!) What exactly is the principled bar here, that requires companies to take a stance for one injustice, but not another? Where do you draw this line?
- belltaco 7y ago
  While still happily buying Chinese products. Boycotting Blizzard will not make a difference to China, well actually it helps by not transferring money from Chinese gamers to American companies and employees.
  - michaelmrose 7y ago
    Most of my money goes to health care, food, and housing none of which is made in China. Many other things I buy second hand. I can't say that none of my money ends up enriching China given how pervasive Chinese made goods are especially on the low end of the market but it would be inaccurate to say I am still "happily buying Chinese products". That is you imposing a preconceived narrative on me without bothering to find out or care if its accurate.

I will never buy another product by blizzard regardless of future behavior. I will be reminding people of their feckless behavior in one star reviews a decade from now. I doubt I'm the only one. I support the corporate death penalty.

thrower123 7y ago
This would be more of a big deal if Blizzard was still making products that appealed to a Western market. They really don't, anymore. They've reached the point that they are just remastering their greatest hits. Otherwise it is all e-sports.
- npo9 7y ago
  I’m pretty sure a new Call of Duty game still comes out every year and is a huge seller in the west.
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vkou 7y ago
Just a litmus test: Do you also boycott Chick-Fil-A, for their, far worse stance against basic human rights (Giving money to charities that are actively working on promoting anti-gay hate crimes)? And the NFL, for their unwillingness to have the playing field be a soapbox for political statements about the treatment of African Americans, by police? You must surely note that many people who have recently jumped on the anti-Blizzard bandwagon are totally OK to continue patronizing those two organizations...
- RandomTisk 7y ago
  Religious freedom != hate crimes, at least not yet. When those are equal though, trust me Chick Fil A will be the least of your problems.
  - codezero 7y ago
    I’m the US the two are getting very close to being the same. Maybe not hate crimes per se. but discrimination supported by faith. Not providing employees coverage for contraceptives, or firing someone for a low cut blouse, refusing to serve a gay couple, trying to make sexual orientation not a protected class from discrimination entirely is currently on the plate, all of these are pushed by faith based organizations.
- michaelmrose 7y ago
  The Chinese mow down protestors with tanks. They are well on their way to developing an Orwellian surveillance state where people are afraid to dissent. They are building modern day concentration camps for minorities. They are using political prisoners as living organ banks to be murdered and disassembled as soon as their parts are needed for a more desirable patient. I don't think Chick-Fil-A is on the same level because some of their money goes to republicans but I don't give them my money either. Furthermore sharing all of my morals isn't an apt requirement for concluding someone has morals. I and a republican can disagree on gay marriage while sharing contempt and horror or organleggers building concentration camps.
  - vkou 7y ago
    US police forces kill unarmed people of colour all the time - and this is just the most visible symptom of a very blatantly racist law enforcement and legal system. Is the NFL on the same level for repressing speech on a protest against this behaviour? Or, like, a little bit on the same level? They are quite clearly picking a side, by silencing speech on it. > I and a republican can disagree on gay marriage while sharing contempt and horror or organleggers building concentration camps. So, is it fine for the NFL to support this injustice or not? It sounds like you're predicating it on whether or not a Republican considers something to be unjust - but it's hard to tell (And it would not be a charitable interpretation of your post!) What exactly is the principled bar here, that requires companies to take a stance for one injustice, but not another? Where do you draw this line?
belltaco 7y ago
While still happily buying Chinese products. Boycotting Blizzard will not make a difference to China, well actually it helps by not transferring money from Chinese gamers to American companies and employees.
- michaelmrose 7y ago
  Most of my money goes to health care, food, and housing none of which is made in China. Many other things I buy second hand. I can't say that none of my money ends up enriching China given how pervasive Chinese made goods are especially on the low end of the market but it would be inaccurate to say I am still "happily buying Chinese products". That is you imposing a preconceived narrative on me without bothering to find out or care if its accurate.