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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 7766417" data-attributes="member: 177">I think you may have lost perspective, or have an overly-romanticized image of things.&nbsp; There's scores of dictatorships around the globe that have had far more well-distributed criticism from the international community leveled against them, but persisted for decades.&nbsp; Consider how many anti-Soviet political cartoons got published in the 1980s.&nbsp; Each and every one of them got better distribution than this game product would have had.&nbsp; A small piece of a hobby game product from across the sea is not bringing down a dictatorship.&nbsp; No, they aren't afraid of a game product from a niche publisher that will be considered doing well if it moves 100,000 units. :/Being a dictator usually requires a level of narcissism and ego that doesn't brook insult - so I expect the guy was personally offended.&nbsp; And, it gives a great opportunity to show how strong their leader is in the face of those horribly rude foreigners!&nbsp; But no actual fear that this product would be a problem.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 7766417, member: 177"] I think you may have lost perspective, or have an overly-romanticized image of things. There's scores of dictatorships around the globe that have had far more well-distributed criticism from the international community leveled against them, but persisted for decades. Consider how many anti-Soviet political cartoons got published in the 1980s. Each and every one of them got better distribution than this game product would have had. A small piece of a hobby game product from across the sea is not bringing down a dictatorship. No, they aren't afraid of a game product from a niche publisher that will be considered doing well if it moves 100,000 units. :/ Being a dictator usually requires a level of narcissism and ego that doesn't brook insult - so I expect the guy was personally offended. And, it gives a great opportunity to show how strong their leader is in the face of those horribly rude foreigners! But no actual fear that this product would be a problem. [/QUOTE]

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