Trump Support Banned on RPG.NET

Just found out yesterday that rpg.net has done something I never realized was coming... but probably should have. 

Posts supporting Trump or his policies are officially banned!  That's it.  No more debate, discussion, or even pretending to see things from another's point of view.

In rpg.net's defense, many of them are suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome and think the current administration is actively trying to murder anyone who isn't a straight white male.  On the other hand... this is fucking crazy! 

The far-left has driven itself so far from the middle that it may just go over a cliff.  Hey, these are drastic times, and if they want to use drastic measures to insulate themselves from the orange leader, then the big purple can remain gray NPCs... I guess. 

Personally, I think things are going to get worse.  But perhaps that's the price we pay for attempting to make America great again?  I don't know.

RPG.net's latest action is one of the warning signs, one of many red flags we've seen over the last 3 years.  The troubling thing is that scrolling through twitter, one in every ten posts is another nail in the coffin of civility, centrism, and common sense.  If it's not a video game getting boycotted, it's some anti-fascist fascist harassing black people in coffee shops, or yet another mass shooting!

But WTF can any of us do, except ride the wave without our heads exploding from extremist propaganda?  Oh yeah, and if you think Trump is extreme, buckle up, buttercup.  Announcing he's a Nationalist means we're only "in the middle of this insane circus." 

At this point, I don't believe any kind of investigation, Mueller's or otherwise, is going to end his Presidency or these divisive times.

Good luck out there!

VS

p.s. About 24 hours left to back The Last Alpha Blue Supplement.

No Politics, Please

Today, we're talking about Armor Class... but first, let's discuss the lack of diversity among the straight, white, male, rape-culture, terrorist roleplayers.

Why?!?  Why does this always fucking happen these days?

I'm referring to the interjection of racism, sexism, inclusiveness, forced community welcoming, protection from the threat of possible harassment, and a bunch of other stuff.

It's politics.  Why are politics always worming their filthy way into our gaming?  I want to be free of it.

A few years ago, "No politics" meant not overly praising or bashing the President or talking about gun control or immigration.  Now, it's everywhere, affecting everything, and there seems to be no escape.

This seemingly innocuous post by James Raggi started off good and then got bogged down in the same bullshit that happens when more than 3 people are together.

At this point, I equally blame the Alt-Right (stop egging the SJWs on, baiting them, and calling them totalitarians) and Ctrl-Left for their mutual failure to leave their politics at the fucking door!  It's gotten so bad that, like, 20% of all RPG discussion needs to be removed like a cancerous tumor.

From now on, unless I'm taking part in a political discussion, I'm going to ignore the stuff I can safely and easily ignore; everything else I'll respond with NP,P.  Even if that's questioning why so many OSR people harass minorities or wear a Nazi armband or prefer ascending armor class.

Those who've seen the inaugural episode of our RPG talk show, Inappropriate Characters, know that I'm a centrist who prefers to keep gaming talk about gaming, when possible (new episode taping later this week)...

Thanks for listening and hope you all had a good Memorial Day,

VS