Right wing and other right wing!
Before I go into the point of this blog... I'd like to wish myself a happy birthday!
And thanks to Ton, P'Oad, and Kan (in that order) for wishing me right after midnight...
Thanks P'Ed, P'Sally and Little Sand for day-early birthday lunch at emporium!
Now... to the point:
After beating Dragon Quest VIII, there is a sidequest that leads one into the world of the Dragovian's. During this sidequest, a team of four monsters pops up, that must be fought.
1. Right Wing
2. Head of State
3. Body Politic
4. Left Wing
These four monsters fuse together to form a monster called the Democrobot. But during the fusion, "Left Wing" becomes "Other Right Wing"
What is this suggesting?
1. In a democratic system, there is no real left wing, only two right wings
2. Democracy is evil and must be destroyed
3. Democracy will seek to destroy you, so democracy must be destroyed
I wanted to write about it for Mega, but Kan thought it would simply baffle the simple readers of Thailand's top gaming magazine. Besides, I asked P'Oad about it, and he simply said... "Who gives a shit??!"
So there you have it. The authors of the English translation of DQ8 slid in a submissive message for the boys (and few girls) playing the game, and perhaps the generation will grow up to destroy democracy not knowing where the deep-rooted hatred came from.
I wonder if the names were the same in Japanese? If they were, then I seriously wonder what the imperialists are thinking? Or is it just imperialist gamers of Japan?
But I like the suggestion that there is no true left wing in democracy... straight to the point! And a rather political message for an otherwise quite straightforward game!
And thanks to Ton, P'Oad, and Kan (in that order) for wishing me right after midnight...
Thanks P'Ed, P'Sally and Little Sand for day-early birthday lunch at emporium!
Now... to the point:
After beating Dragon Quest VIII, there is a sidequest that leads one into the world of the Dragovian's. During this sidequest, a team of four monsters pops up, that must be fought.
1. Right Wing
2. Head of State
3. Body Politic
4. Left Wing
These four monsters fuse together to form a monster called the Democrobot. But during the fusion, "Left Wing" becomes "Other Right Wing"
What is this suggesting?
1. In a democratic system, there is no real left wing, only two right wings
2. Democracy is evil and must be destroyed
3. Democracy will seek to destroy you, so democracy must be destroyed
I wanted to write about it for Mega, but Kan thought it would simply baffle the simple readers of Thailand's top gaming magazine. Besides, I asked P'Oad about it, and he simply said... "Who gives a shit??!"
So there you have it. The authors of the English translation of DQ8 slid in a submissive message for the boys (and few girls) playing the game, and perhaps the generation will grow up to destroy democracy not knowing where the deep-rooted hatred came from.
I wonder if the names were the same in Japanese? If they were, then I seriously wonder what the imperialists are thinking? Or is it just imperialist gamers of Japan?
But I like the suggestion that there is no true left wing in democracy... straight to the point! And a rather political message for an otherwise quite straightforward game!