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.
"When the people find they can vote themselves money,
that will herald the end of the republic." - Fall
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