Comments on: Political Rallies have no Place in Azeroth

By: Dale Burden

Dale Burden — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:26:47 +0000

If they campaign in WOW I’ll only vote there. So until they add voting booths in Ironforge they will not get my vote.

By: Vort

Vort — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:37:11 +0000

3 weeks from now this event won’t even matter.

I say at least they were doing something more constructive to tie up the server than just doing it because their server was down for the day.

By: Matticus

Matticus — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 21:25:45 +0000

I’ve never met a credible politican. ^^

By: Gwaendar

Gwaendar — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 10:55:30 +0000

That may be so, but I think it’s a self-defeating initiative. The more politicians pander to the entertainment sector the less credible they are, and in the end, the less credible politics in general become. Why vote then, when it all becomes a circus and the policies put forward aren’t the best but those which will provoke the most headlines? I think this is a major factor in diminishing voter turnouts.

By: Matticus

Matticus — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 03:50:38 +0000

It seems to me the reason why this politician decided to hold a rally wasn’t for the sake of a rally. I think he just wanted to raise awareness. In Canada, not a lot of people in the 18-25 bracket vote. I’m not sure if that’s a similar trend or not in the states. By talking about his platform on WoW, he’s trying to connect with most users in that age bracket.

I think.

By: Someone

Someone — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 20:03:14 +0000

I must confess that I initially skipped the text and went straight for the video and was like WTH? for quite some time! In fact, it was only when the video was almost ending up that I read the “About this video” text… Then, back here to actually READ the post and see where that would fit as I vaguely remembered the first lines about “politics”…

And yes, both are out of place, even though the 2nd one could be semi-justifiable if only the guys organizing it weren’t so damn optimistic about choosing a PvP zone! If they wanted to “show” their support to themselves (I doubt the girl would see the event from where she is now!), then a guild-based event in a quiet place would suffice… If they wanted some privacy, they could even go to Moonglade and have people summon other guildies from there: that place is pretty much desert anyway bar some druids and an occasional person buying a BoP recipe…

By: Viserion

Viserion — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 19:51:44 +0000

I play games to get away from real life and that includes politics!