tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post114278955224193604..comments2023-09-25T21:22:28.439-04:00Comments on Cup Of Joe Powell: Patriot Act - The Board GameJoe Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326800254526438870noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post-1142882786934093052006-03-20T14:26:00.000-05:002006-03-20T14:26:00.000-05:00I suppose the writer or editor of this AP story co...I suppose the writer or editor of this AP story considered the game creator's race an important factor in the story since they included it in their narrative.<BR/><BR/>I doubt it would have been mentioned if the inventor had been, say, of Irish descent or Norwegian.<BR/><BR/>However, satiric cartoons about beliefs and policies have in recent months prompted rioting and anarchy and raging debates. <BR/><BR/>I can't say if satire is illegal just yet. I can say Arabic origins are suspect in today's America (except of course, when it comes to numbers, as we all still use the Arabic system ... for now.)Joe Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326800254526438870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post-1142836783884190052006-03-20T01:39:00.000-05:002006-03-20T01:39:00.000-05:00JoeThe AP story ID's the creator as an American of...Joe<BR/>The AP story ID's the creator as an American of Arab heritage, will that mean alot of backlash against him for this game, as an Arab? What it the creator of it was Jewish or Christian or Japanese? I fear huge backlash against him for being Arab-AMerican and of course not fair. He has same right to satire as everyone else. He lives here too. ANy news on this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com