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Don't believe it? Get ready to wallow in humiliation, infidels.
I have spent many sleepless nights pounding away on this thesis, and I must say it's an incredible discovery. Gabe Newell and his pack of cronies have some sort of mental connection with the President and his close Cabinet. One mimics the other; I'm not quite sure yet if it's a product of some freak parallel universe that has manifested itself in the depths of another (two colliding) or more of a reflection effect: the actions of one group influencing the other exactly.
Regardless, here are my arguments, save the rebuttal:
Fact: George W. Bush is the direct representative entity of Gabe Newell. George Bush, before his career in politics, grew rich via his numerous oil companies and well placed investments. Newell grew rich via his position at Microsoft; his early stock in this company flourished. Both made several mistakes along the way: Bush's oil companies floundered, and Newell participated in an ill-fated Microsoft project that never saw the light of day.
Fact: Half-Life 2 is the direct representative entity of the war on Iraq. One item manifested as an object, but an object put together by people; war is also an 'object' of sorts put together by people. Both of these things were based on faulty information and poor planning. The pre-emptive war on Iraq was based on the infamous CIA documents tracing weapons of mass destruction to spots in Iraq. Half-life 2 and the development thereof was based on faulty projection skills as well as poor management and planning.
Fact: carrying this particular metaphor further, the government's denials that we are, in fact, not winning the war in Iraq completely can be compared to Valve's past denials of the game not being done before September 30th, 2003.
Fact: Lombardi is the direct representative entity of Dick Cheney. Both are a bit crude; Cheney told a senate member to 'go f**k himself' and Lombardi has never been the most open member of the Valve team. Both of these men seem to have ulterior motives; whether they do or not is up to debate. Although these men are not the most social or popular guys around, both find themseves in positions of power.
Fact: the election soon coming up will then DIRECTLY INFLUENCE the sales and release date of Half-Life 2. If Bush and his boys lose, Valve will also therefore crash in the ruins of debt and will cease to exist as a company.
I have spent many sleepless nights pounding away on this thesis, and I must say it's an incredible discovery. Gabe Newell and his pack of cronies have some sort of mental connection with the President and his close Cabinet. One mimics the other; I'm not quite sure yet if it's a product of some freak parallel universe that has manifested itself in the depths of another (two colliding) or more of a reflection effect: the actions of one group influencing the other exactly.
Regardless, here are my arguments, save the rebuttal:
Fact: George W. Bush is the direct representative entity of Gabe Newell. George Bush, before his career in politics, grew rich via his numerous oil companies and well placed investments. Newell grew rich via his position at Microsoft; his early stock in this company flourished. Both made several mistakes along the way: Bush's oil companies floundered, and Newell participated in an ill-fated Microsoft project that never saw the light of day.
Fact: Half-Life 2 is the direct representative entity of the war on Iraq. One item manifested as an object, but an object put together by people; war is also an 'object' of sorts put together by people. Both of these things were based on faulty information and poor planning. The pre-emptive war on Iraq was based on the infamous CIA documents tracing weapons of mass destruction to spots in Iraq. Half-life 2 and the development thereof was based on faulty projection skills as well as poor management and planning.
Fact: carrying this particular metaphor further, the government's denials that we are, in fact, not winning the war in Iraq completely can be compared to Valve's past denials of the game not being done before September 30th, 2003.
Fact: Lombardi is the direct representative entity of Dick Cheney. Both are a bit crude; Cheney told a senate member to 'go f**k himself' and Lombardi has never been the most open member of the Valve team. Both of these men seem to have ulterior motives; whether they do or not is up to debate. Although these men are not the most social or popular guys around, both find themseves in positions of power.
Fact: the election soon coming up will then DIRECTLY INFLUENCE the sales and release date of Half-Life 2. If Bush and his boys lose, Valve will also therefore crash in the ruins of debt and will cease to exist as a company.
