i think this is a valid criticism of the game as propaganda, that's it's not really an earnest examination of objectivism and pussies out of actually trying to come up with a real argument against it in lieu of a generic downfall story. but that just means that it's easier for people who agree with those ideas to use the game to support them. the second game kind of flips the script and makes the big bad talking head a utilitarian communist and then gives HER a downfall story, so i guess it ends up working out in the end?
I'm not an Objectivist or a defender, but as a basic storytelling enthusiast it bothered me. The Greek concept of hubris was designed for this exact purpose, to make a downfall feel earned and proper, but Levine bungles it.
A man stands against the gods (or the unchallengeable forces of the universe), declares victory with pride, then is brought down by the very force he challenged. If you're going to do that with Ryan or Objectivism, the force that brings him down should be economic, or moral, or at least
human. Something like people being greedier than Ryan anticipates, or an underwater economy not working without government subsidies. Instead, it's brought down by superhuman drug addicts running rampant. Ryan even overcomes the forces that
should bring him down (Fontaine, underclass resentment, business competition).
When you beat a man by supernatural
deus ex machina, you're forced to reconcile that you and your ideals couldn't overcome him. His ideals remain untouched. It creates a martyr story, not a pride/hubris story. So yeah, anyone who already agreed with those ideals are right to use it as propaganda for their side.
i should probably replay the game now that i'm more aware of jewish trickery but i pretty clearly remember the game using persecution of christianity as a plot point that fontaine uses as a wedge to gain more power over ryan by importing bibles and feeding malcontent in the imported working classes disillusioned with his secular egalitarian world view. That's... that's not really a jewish plot point that's kind of the exact stuff that jews specifically don't want to talk about. i don't really understand
I'm not one of the ITS DA JOOZ crowd, but American Krogan's dissection on this is excellent. He's got the interviews and the research to definitively back up his exposure of Levine's Jewish insertions.
Someone above linked his Ethnic Struggle video, but he also did a 5 part series called The Hatred that's worth watching. (It's Jews hating on others, not hating on the Jews directly.) I recommend it to everyone, even to anti-/pol/ or anti-A&N leftists, because it's that strong. Full playlist
here on Odysee, audio only
here if you prefer.
TL;DR Levine completely, thoroughly fucked up as a writer.
