Dec 3, 2011
I usually try not to bandwagon on to other stories around the 40k Internet, but over the last few days people have been all a twitter with the news that someone in Greece thinks Warhammer 40k is a Neo-Nazi plot to corrupt Grecian boys.
Shocking!
I know from a country that doesn’t pay its own taxes and wonders why it cannot afford any services, only to hold Europe hostage over its financial failings. More importantly than dealing with these inherent structural and social issues, the Greek media instead took the time write a story focusing on the obvious fascist agenda that is right now festering in the hearts of nerds across the globe.
If you have no idea what I am talking about all you need to do is check BoLS or read the 40k gamer that broke the story in the first place…
http://cadia122.blogspot.com/2011/11/bad-journalism.html
Just today strangely enough are much beloved GW legal team is looking into the matter! If Blood Angels and Necrons can work together then by God GW legal and us players can unite to set the record straight!
That is what this post is about: solidarity!
This is our time to declare our own axis of evil!
Time for us to put aside our usually topics, competitive, fluffy bunny, Matt Ward, Finecast, Grey Knights, Xenos vs. Marines, price hikes, gamer girls, Justin Beiber, and focus on the true threat…
The Single Greek Female Journalist
Of course, I have no evidence that she is single, but the man hate seething from the article screams, someone just found the boyfriend with either a goat, his mother, another man, or all of the above.
But really, if you are interested in keeping tabs on this developing story check out…
http://natfka.blogspot.com/2011/12/warhammer-in-news-updates-plus-response.html
for all the details.
Also if you want to write a lovely letter to the editor telling him just how you really feel about the poorly arranged slander against our game!
Here are the emails.
epistoles@kathimerini.gr
syntaxi@kathimerini.gr
pathtyphon
TastyTaste
Frank Austin
fluger
Brent
Dethtron
newsun
AbusePuppy
nyhil
That Teri Girl
reecerobbins
badtaste
Yeah, the whole thing sucks.. but she just wrote about what many people think of our hobby anyways. I have heard far worse from random passer-bys..
Also I find it pretty arrogant that everyone seems to be making fun of Greece because a single ignorant journalist wrote a shitty article about our hobby. What’s with the whole economy deal anyways? What does Greece’s economy have to do with a hobby article?
Look at our (American) economy. You don’t get to point fingers at people. None of us do.
People don’t start e-stalking this poor woman because you don’t like what she says about your toys
Winner- creepiest avatar, 2011.
Thanks for sharing this here but let me say a couple of things if I may.
Current Greek economy doesn’t have much to do with the article. Same short of thing happened a few years ago (when the economy wasn’t as bad) with a bunch of White Wolf games (mainly Vampire LARPers). So it just down to journalists trying to create a sensation out of nothing. Could happen anywhere, anytime.
And I never included the journalist’s email in my original post. Just the official emails of the newspaper that’s on their website. I wouldn’t want any personal attacks on the woman, just some critisism on her work ethics and methodology.
My two drachmas.
the greek economy is exactly what the left is driving our country into which we’ll be a copy of in a couple of years….and I rooted for the greeks in 300….
Before you get on the ‘bash Greece’ bandwagon…There is a lot more to it than anyone wants to take the time to understand. First, Goldman Sachs (yes the American based company) illegally and off the books gave high interest loans to the Greek government, in order to bring the Greeks on line with the Euro, which they were not able to afford. It was either Greece accept the loans from German, French and U.S. banks or be excluded from the EU, which also would have been disastrous for Greece. Now that the world entered a recession, the chickens have come home to roost. And by the way, Greece isn’t the only country on the verge of bankruptcy who is part of the EU…what about Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Italy…
And don’t forget about the American backed coup d’état of 21 April, 1967 of the democratically elected government, if you are wondering why Greece is somewhat displeased with continued U.S. involvement in the country (even now). But I have ranted enough…back to painting some 40K figures.
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