Fun-Hating Socialist Magazine Jacobin Says PokemonGo Must Be Destroyed

Reason ^ | July 14, 2016 | Robby Soave

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Marxists of the 21st century (not an oxymoron; they exist) have identified a new threat to the glorious proletariat revolution: PokemonGo.

Of course, this is par for the course. The Soviet Union banned The Lord of the Rings. Leftist hero (and murderous thug) Che Guevara worked to suppress Jazz music in communist Cuba. The People's Republic of China censored Back to the Future because the regime thought that time travel undermined law and order. And on and on.

Now Marxist sympathizers at the socialist magazine Jacobin think the new Pokemon-themed iPhone app—which is currently being enjoyed by millions of people worldwide—should be "resisted."

Seriously:

[L,TOWM]

“Fun Hating Socialist” — did the writer have to be so redundant?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

No dancing, either!

[Talisker]

"For many critics, we're living out an apocalyptic scenario. This is about Pokémon Go, of course it's about Pokémon Go — how else could you describe a world in grown adults in their millions are milling about aimlessly, staring at their phones, collecting digital rats, reliving a stupid childhood, and shrinking all the while into inattentive sugar-zapped brats?"

First time I've ever agreed with the Socialists...

[surroundedbyblue]

Me too

[dfwgator]

Beats reading Marx, though.

[beethovenfan]

Not only that, it’s “un-Islamic” !

[rey]

First time for me too.

Seriously, there should be no law banning it, just like there should be no law banning all these ridiculous tattoos and piercings and other foolish things people engage in, like being a Raiders fan. I look at these things as a barometer of the times, how foolish people have become, the direction of our society. I sort of like how people are self labeling now.

[Timpanagos1]

If only PokemonGo could be programmed to guide every adult PokemonGo player to walk off a cliff or step in front of a speeding bus.

[rawcatslyentist]

Dancing is forbidden. ~ M Shake

[Talisker]

Beats reading Marx, though.

There's a Cliff Notes shortcut alternative to reading Marx - just take out a dollar bill and light it on fire.

[shibumi]

[Fred Hayek]

There are times that I think the hard lefties make the East Texas Hardshell Baptists seem like laissez fairs libertarians.

[reg45]

Of course it must be destroyed - it is a product of capitalism.

[Yaelle]

Oh brother. I love Freedom, so I am fine with people having fun with Pokemon Go. I went with my grown son to do it at Disney and it was a blast. You meet all kinds of people playing, and it is just plain fun.

[SMGFan]

All Pokémon Openings English (Seasons 1-18)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3YI3NYywg0

nice song/ tune

[kingu]

If you find a good spot with three of these ‘Pokestops’ located in the same area and you spend a whopping $3 an hour putting the lure module on those stops, you can literally summon hundreds of players and families to show up in one spot.

A local church did this, handing out water, set up a BBQ and cooked hundreds of hot dogs to hand out, and increased their footprint in the community.

You see a problem, I see an opportunity. Be it business, religion or politics - you've drawn people out of their homes, now do something with it.

It won't be long before the liberals figure this out (luckily, they'll also waste weeks demanding free lure modules to use, because, you know, they're liberals.)

[Magic Fingers]

“...and it is just plain fun.”

And therefore objectionable to prunes and sad sacks everywhere.

[JimSEA]

I don’t understand Pokemon at all, but then I’m a grouchy, stove up old man who thinks everyone else should be as miserable, negative and unhappy as I am.

[Vendome]

What people don’t realize is the amount of permission is given to Pokemon to control your phone they can literally modify anything they want Ula