Activists and Anarchists are New Video Game VillainsJG Vibes On August 21, 2012 Valve Corporation and Hidden Path Entertainment released Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, the most recent game in their Counter Strike series. One new addition to the terrorist team in this game is a group of machine gun wielding masked men called the anarchists. In the past the Counter Strike series has also vilified militias as terrorist groups, using the Midwest militia as their strawman. According to Counter Strike enthusiasts the new anarchist team is most likely based on punk teenager, judging by the dialogue that takes place during the game. If that is the case, then this game is basically sending the message that so called punk teenagers who consider themselves anarchists are the bad guys, and not only are they the bad guys but they are actually terrorists who need to be hunted down and killed by the good guys. Whether or not the programmers explicitly know what they are doing, they are still effectively participating in the continuation of a propaganda campaign that has been waged for centuries. This is the propaganda campaign that makes people believe that there would be insanity and chaos without a group of all-knowing masters to keep the herds in line. If you have any questions or disagreements feel free to email me at jgvibes@aotmr.com 