Ok, so I hate to have a post relate to politics in any way (since argument will inevitably ensue), but all the recent campaigning has got me thinking. All of the candidates talk about the same things - the war in Iraq, gas prices, etc... All of these are definitely key points, and certainly very important. But with all these major issue looming overhead, I sometimes wonder how my favorite pastime is going to be affected. I always see these pages littered with posts about Jack Thompson, so censorship sadly is a real issue.

What got me started on this whole line of thought was the fact that Hilary Clinton fought so hard against the Hot Coffee mod a few years back. At my job today, I came across this article that reported on Hilary Clinton causing a big stink over the apparent censorship of her memoirs in China. I can't even begin to explain how this hypocritical move has annoyed me.

Now, I don't know a whole lot about the other candidates' stances on censorship, but this whole fiasco has me worried. If one candidate is willing to throw video games (or movies, or the internet) under the bus, just to make a political statement, who's to say they all won't. With the UK's recent ban of Manhunt 2, it's starting to look like this nightmare scenario can become a reality.

Anyway, just figured it would be an interesting point to raise. How do you think politics is going to influence gaming in future years?