Video Games: The Government's New Propaganda Tool
by
Michael Bach
 No, this is not real, it's a screen shot from the video game Homefront. Video
games are one of the fastest growing industries right now, with
franchises such as Halo
bringing in revenues of over 3 billion dollars. Governments
are increasingly trying to twist the business into a brainwashing
machine to promote their agendas, just as has been done with the
movie industry.
Why are
video games such a perfect tool for governments and why are governments
stepping up their usage of them? Because the Internet generation
now have easy access to all information and points of view. Governments
don't want kids using the Internet to learn about these things.
So governments need to keep kids distracted and under constant
brainwashing. A typical American kid might go to school all morning
learning about how great America is and how dangerous the rest
of the world is, then come home and play some video games like
Strategy
2012.
 This game
was free during the Presidential campaign and tells you who you
should vote for and how political campaigns are run (or at least
how the government would like you to think it's done). This
is the official game description: "Help Mitt Romney
win the Nomination by beating his conservative rivals. Then choose
Romney or Obama and fight for the presidency in Ohio."
America's
Army: Getting your kids through boot camp before they are 18!
 Or
how about this FREE game (recruiting tool) that has cost tax payers
well over $50 million dollars to develop and that will ensure your
kids become more likely to want to enter the army? America's
Army is what is called a 3rd person shooter that will teach
you about real military strategies, weapons, equipment and more,
prepping your kids for the future. In order to even get to play
the game you will first register all your personal information and
go through up to an hour of "boot camp" where you are
forced to watch video interviews with American "heroes"
that have been to war, talking about how great it is. Once you actually
get to play it you will notice the lack of blood, gore and other
atrocities making sure not to scare away future recruits.Not only are government-developed games spreading propaganda. Game developers are now accepting the norms set by the government like in Scribblenaughts where the game set's a puzzle for you to solve by conjuring items. In one puzzle you get a mission called "Peacefully break up the Rioters!" What would a sane person try first? Well, I tried "Diplomat" and "Peacekeeper". Neither had any effect. So I tried "Tear Gas" and had the crowd crying and disbursing in seconds, immediately earning a gold star just as you would in school when you have done something right! You can watch the video here of me playing the mission. And after a good session of gaming the kids will then watch some TV, like say CSI, where the police are always right and teaches you that you will always be caught and punished by the government's super agents if you break their rules!  So
you see, now that the gaming industry have been infected by government
propaganda they are now constantly sending the information they
want to your kids. Except for when they sleep. But don't be
surprised if they come up with a way to get them then, too.Reprinted with permission from The Dollar Vigilante. December 19, 2012 Michael Bach is COO and Manager of TDV Media and Services LLC, the parent company of The Dollar Vigilante where he is heavily involved in many of the product lines for TDV including Passport and Subscriber Services. He also manages AcaCondos and Las Torres Gemelas Private Suites boutique hotel in Acapulco. Born and raised in Denmark he has lived in Acapulco, Mexico for the last 11 years and is happily married to his beautiful Mexican wife, drinks lots of coffee and enjoys many facets of his adopted culture. Copyright © 2012 The Dollar Vigilante
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