All Roads Lead to Cornithaca

Form Based Evil – Power-ups Corrupt

“Power-ups” can instantly add to the life, armor, strength or score of a videogame player — but how does this apply to the games politicians have created? • Uttering a “shopping list” of cant phrases; politicians have blown apart the barriers that protected us from oppression, and designed a game where all differences can be treated differently. • These societal “power-ups” can add markedly to the wealth and perceived worth of those people who are designated; by their race, their gender, or by any categorization or profiling that politicians decide. • They make the rules. • Power-ups can be given — but they can also be taken away. • Maybe the rules will be changed to produce a game you have no chance of winning. • They’ll decide.