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<blockquote data-quote="I'm A Banana" data-source="post: 6232765" data-attributes="member: 2067"><p>Probably what they're banking on. In fact, *possibly* even what the article writer and the other party in this scenario actually believe.</p><p></p><p>Idaho, like large swaths of America, is mostly rural. Internet connections are rarer than they are in most other places (they'd cost more to put up than the folks would make back). It's also an older population (as rural communities trend toward these days). A big chunk of them probably don't even HAVE personal computers. There's no need and no benefit. They're grandmas in the countryside, but even more isolated. And, because this is the US, quite a bit more politically adversarial. </p><p></p><p>Certainly the whole place isn't a retirement home in an empty field (there are cities! Not everyone is old and marginalized!), but it's quite possible that the area Clark in currently is mostly that, or at least that they are heavily influenced by that mindset. The people this article is talking to probably don't fully know or understand what a message board is, or why one would use it to talk about that game that they had heard vaguely was satanic from their local pastor or TV preacher, maybe 20 years ago (or maybe just last year!). </p><p></p><p>To those people, the words "demon prince of the undead" probably just reinforce a worldview where activist judges are influenced directly by Satan to do wickedness. </p><p></p><p>Certainly, this isn't universal in Idaho, and there's no telling if "cooler heads" may prevail -- they totally could! This is just to explain why the article writer might think their audience is really interested in the salacious accusation of D&D playing more so than financial troubles or marital troubles. Everyone's got those. What everyone doesn't have is a possible demonic alter-ego that engages in satanic activity from the judge's bench!</p><p></p><p>Clark doesn't have that, either, but folks in Idaho might not know that as much as most others.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="I'm A Banana, post: 6232765, member: 2067"] Probably what they're banking on. In fact, *possibly* even what the article writer and the other party in this scenario actually believe. Idaho, like large swaths of America, is mostly rural. Internet connections are rarer than they are in most other places (they'd cost more to put up than the folks would make back). It's also an older population (as rural communities trend toward these days). A big chunk of them probably don't even HAVE personal computers. There's no need and no benefit. They're grandmas in the countryside, but even more isolated. And, because this is the US, quite a bit more politically adversarial. Certainly the whole place isn't a retirement home in an empty field (there are cities! Not everyone is old and marginalized!), but it's quite possible that the area Clark in currently is mostly that, or at least that they are heavily influenced by that mindset. The people this article is talking to probably don't fully know or understand what a message board is, or why one would use it to talk about that game that they had heard vaguely was satanic from their local pastor or TV preacher, maybe 20 years ago (or maybe just last year!). To those people, the words "demon prince of the undead" probably just reinforce a worldview where activist judges are influenced directly by Satan to do wickedness. Certainly, this isn't universal in Idaho, and there's no telling if "cooler heads" may prevail -- they totally could! This is just to explain why the article writer might think their audience is really interested in the salacious accusation of D&D playing more so than financial troubles or marital troubles. Everyone's got those. What everyone doesn't have is a possible demonic alter-ego that engages in satanic activity from the judge's bench! Clark doesn't have that, either, but folks in Idaho might not know that as much as most others. [/QUOTE]
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