Online fight against Obama – thousands join
Published: 19 November, 2009, 10:02
Edited: 26 January, 2010, 11:15
TAGS: Obama, Politics, Internet, USA
An online game oriented against Obama’s administration has become a handy tool for opponents of the US president.
“2011: Obama's coup fails”. That's the name of a new controversial American computer game. It is an online browser multi-player action game, depicting the US President triggering the collapse of the country. In the scenario, Obama's policies lead to public outrage and a revolution.
The creators of the game work behind a metal door due to safety considerations. After the threats they have been receiving, the crew decided to keep their New York office secret.
Michael Russotto is the only mastermind out of 8 people behind the game not afraid to reveal his identity. He says over 13,000 members have already signed on, and hundreds of people play everyday.
Michael is one of Obama’s harshest critics. "He is purposely destroying the economy of the United States,” says Michael. “The policies that he is enacting, it's a guarantee of destroying us.”
This entire attitude is put in “2011: Obama’s coup fails”. Raids, skirmishes, assaults, hacker attacks and riots are at a player’s disposal as they try to win the game by fighting Obama and his troops.
With player nicknames such as "fascism rising", "osama" and "saddam", critics call the game a promotion of domestic terrorism. But Michael Russotto explains that the game is not as violent as it may seem.
"Not one person in the Obama administration is killed, no one is assassinated,” Michael told RT. “They get captured…by American citizens who don't want the United States to become any kind of dictatorship.”
Michael is afraid, that one day the game could reflect the future for America, if current policies don't start changing.
"Obama and his administration…with every policy that they have, no matter what it is, want the unemployment rate to skyrocket, they want people to be on welfare, and it's destroying this country,” Russotto states. “So the game itself shows a scenario of what could easily happen by the 2010 elections.”
95 percent of those who play the game are based in America. Popularity is increased by the offer of $150 a month to players with the highest scores. Michael expects up to 200,000 players to join within the next year.
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1st, there is no difference between Obama administration and Bush administration or any for that matter. It is the same ruling people. The left and right attacks on each other polarize people and is a form of civil control just like main stream news is a 4th pillar of that control and that is through information given. If you look at US politics from the outside it is easily visible that the same people have always controlled the US and its policies. Obama is just a new figure head of the same old institution. That being said, the Obama LEFT is attacking very hard the Right. An obvious victim is Lou Dobbs a CNN anchorman who was forced into retirement by Left Groups for his stance on ILLEGAL Immigration. Yes, that's right... He was hated for respecting the sovereignty of the USA. It is a show after all. He received 8 million dollars to go off the air. He didn't finish a 12 million contract with CNN. Left and Right is nothing more than a show. You fight amongst each other over these issues and those in control stay in control. How else can a few people control so many? End the Federal Reserve, a private bank, and refresh your political leadership in D.C. would be a likely start, but to do that you have to see through the smoke and mirrors, unite as a nation, and march on Washington D.C. and demand the change you need as a nation. To make people immigrate to the US legally if they want to live there and to respect American customs. To demand America's currency not be printed just to support lending practices that resemble banks blowing money in Las Vegas. Strike down big corporations like Wal Mart. That is simple, just don't shop there. Support American products which will bring American industries back on American shores. There is a lot of hard work ahead for America to recover. It also depends how long you let that parasite in D.C. live off of you the American people.
While there is a growing number of Americans that realize exactly what you just said Artyom, there are others that still would rather walk the line than stray from the herd. I was once a republican turned democrat and now I'm an independent. The people of the US have had blinders on and for years have been herded by what I feel is the most powerful of emotions, fear. Look at the 20th century, first it was the immigrants, then the banks, then the Germans, then the Russians, back to the immigrants, then the terrorist. When bush (yes, lower case letters) was elected the second time I swore I was moving to Canada but things were not all that bad. Then Obama is elected and though he is following the traditional line, its a double edged sword in that some people follow him blindly while the others fear him. That way they hold an even greater hold on the sheep. I try not to listen to American news outlets, RT and the BBC represent 80% of my news. Sorry to get off topic for a bit, but my best friend whom for years we sat on opposite ends of the political spectrum finally agreed this past summer that both parties are one in the same. It seems he went back to his old ways though, I find that representative of the US populace that in to change minds would be equal to the redirection of an oil tanker, it will eventually happen, eventually. By the way, I have not shopped at wal mart in years.