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That article's logic is flawed.
Rings are merely items to be used for power to increase Sonic's speed and strength. They are no form of currency a la Mario's coins. In Fact, the first power ring was made by Sonic's Uncle Chuck.
Another thing that the article fails to realize is that all of Sonic's animal buddies are anthropomorphic. So indeed Dr. Robotnik is taking people and turning them into robotic slaves.
Robotnik's main plan is to take over Mobius and turn it into a robotic land where he has absolute power and everyone is under his control. Not all of this capitalist socialist garbage.
I think that the Mario=communist argument is stronger.
But I think Sonic is an anarchist. He doesn't vote.
Sonic is a video game character, looser.
sonic is counter-revolutionary to Robotniks efforts to save the world with cheap animal-robot labor and make a better world for us. SEND HIM TO THE GULAG. His speed will assist in making a new dam greatly.
Sonic puts Fluoride in the water to control your mind and was also the cause of 9/11. It's true! don't fall victim to the machine! The government wants everyone to be obedient slaves so they can...make more money? Don't believe their lies! only buy food made from dehydrated goat shit sold for 200X the price of a Big Mac!
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The author is clearly trying to force aspects of the game into his theory and completely avoiding/ignoring other conflicting aspects. Fail. Funny, but fail. The response comments on that page, are just as much fun to read as the article.
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/307402 (original flash here, youtube capture below for convienence)Quote:
Originally Posted by Nunzio
And this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0Mm8VbSeWc
Sonic believes in a public option for healthcare.
I wouldn't call him a "Socialist" ..more like a environmentalist. I think I brought this up a while ago but all the Sonic games.....the retro ones at least....are about saving animals from the clutches of Dr.Robotnik.Quote:
Originally Posted by Da_Shocker
Robotnik wants to use the life force of animals to power his machines...Hence why everytime you defeat one an animal is freed.
Robotnik personifies the insane industrialist forever destroying the natural ecosystem for his personal gain.
Sonic represents the environmentalist / populous side of the issue. He is an activist in that he goes out of his way to destroy Robotniks machines and free the animals from slavery and imprisonment.
To call Sonic a socialist is just ridiculous. A socialist is someone who believe that the government should play a larger part in protecting and supporting the public. I don't remember Sonic ever promising welfare checks and food stamps to the animals he's saved. :cool:
Pffft... On the third stage in Sonic Spinball, there is an entire room with trapped animals you can save.
Also, socialism like any ideology has its strengths and flaws. One the one hand, it takes money from those who already have too much of it, on the other hand, it gives to the lazy asses who hate to work (among those who are sick and can't help it). It's a double-sided coin, simply put.
Not really.......Quote:
Originally Posted by Zebbe
Socialism is like I said above. The people decide that the government should be in charge of taking care of them in either a financial or a commodity based way.
Social Security Pensions
Medicare
Unemployment
^ Stuff like that. The tax money to pay for this doesn't always come from the Rich. The brunt of the payments are made by the middle class and poor. You know...."THOSE LAZY ASSES" :roll:......
Usually though socialism and communism are used as a guise for Dictatorship or tyranical behaviors by the corporate state. They say it's socialism but it really is a dictatorial system funded by private interests.
This is very interesting indeed.
The "Peoples Mario" video was great... would LOVE to see a mario game done with that art style...
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Originally Posted by GriskaGyoran