Akin Olla

Contributing Opinion Writer @Guardian
Editor @WagingNV and @ForgeOrganizing

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[Akin Olla @ThisIsRevShow]

Agreed. Though like I've said before, I'm convinced Democrats are trying to avoid a civil war, and Republicans seem to know that something close to it is the only way they're going to be able to hold onto power.

[morgan (vermont) @vermont_morgan]

if I was the incumbent governor of Minnesota and I had already declared I would not be running for re-election, I would burn every resource at my disposal to protect my citizens from being murdered by the federal government.

[Akin Olla @ThisIsRevShow]

It makes sense we feel stuck, our playbook is limited, for now. Other countries have clearer paths and precedent for removing presidents, the capacity for national general strikes to shut down the economy, and the ability for new parties to form. Without these, we struggle.

[Akin Olla @ThisIsRevShow]

Probably a terrible time to re-engage with twitter.

[Jessica Stites @jessicastites]

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[Akin Olla @ThisIsRevShow]

@Tim_The_Sandman @ninaturner Where is the data Timmy?

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@CouchPotato1965 @RobDenBleyker No one really cares about this

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@ggreenwald @delmoi None of these posts validate the energy of your post man. You just want it to be true. You used to be so thoughtful Glenn.

[Akin Olla @ThisIsRevShow]

@JerryTurin @TheoGregoire @zapatas_mom Ah yes, Remember the Non-Revolution of 1917?

[The Forge: Organizing Strategy and Practice @ForgeOrganizing]

@HarhieHan 's new book about an evangelical church is packed with touching moments of vulnerability & contains important lessons for organizers struggling within families & structures that feel hostile to their politics and values. By @ThisisRevShow

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[The Forge: Organizing Strategy and Practice @ForgeOrganizing]

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[Old Man Perez @IolaElla]

Akin Olla’s @ThisIsRevShow recent article on Divestment organizing strategies

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[The Forge: Organizing Strategy and Practice @ForgeOrganizing]

A former student organizer proposes a strategy for the divestment movement to achieve victory while fundamentally transforming the organizing landscape in the process. By Akin Olla (@ThisisRevShow)

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[Akin Olla @ThisIsRevShow]

@RavenRaynefall @daeblep @MaliceDaFirenze @IGN But yeah, there are tons of decent games that are "woke", many shitty games that are "woke", and many shitty games in general. The problem is an industry filled with near monopolies that don't care for workers or gamers. We're being divided and conquered with this antiwoke shit.

[Akin Olla @ThisIsRevShow]

@RavenRaynefall @daeblep @MaliceDaFirenze @IGN But I think that's just a symptom of capitalism, and the heart of why many games suck. TLoU 2 is a fantastic game IMO, its story is weak at points, but everything else is stellar. And its biggest flaw is not being as good as one of the greatest games of all time, its predecessor.

[Akin Olla @ThisIsRevShow]

@RavenRaynefall @daeblep @MaliceDaFirenze @IGN This still doesn't prove your argument and adds a new argument that would be hard to back up (the idea that all reviewers are paid shills). I think studios are trying too hard to appeal to virtue signaling libs, and that they sometimes care more about that than making a good game

[Akin Olla @ThisIsRevShow]

@RavenRaynefall @daeblep @MaliceDaFirenze It was one from your woke list. It definitely reviewed well (89 critic, 8.5 user score on Metacritic) well and I imagine it not being stuck on Epic Games impacted sales a lot more than it being "woke." But anyway, why not respond to my entire argument instead of nitpicking?

[Akin Olla @ThisIsRevShow]

@WagonnBurner @RavenRaynefall @_SiMKiN818_ @daeblep @MaliceDaFirenze The Last of Us 2, I was using the Last of Us broadly as a series. Do you have an actual argument or naw?

[Akin Olla @ThisIsRevShow]

@RavenRaynefall @daeblep @MaliceDaFirenze Hades, Guilty Gear Strive, Alan Wake 2 (reviews and sales figures are great), Harry Potter Legacy, TLOU, Life is Strange, Cyberpunk, Apex Legends, Vampire Therapist, Fallout 76. Across genres, going woke likely has no impact.

[Akin Olla @ThisIsRevShow]

@RavenRaynefall @daeblep @MaliceDaFirenze Because you KNOW there are amazing woke games out there but instead of logically deducing that maybe "woke" isn't the deciding factor between good and bad, you've decided to ignore that contradictory evidence and double down on your pre-existing feelings.

[Akin Olla @ThisIsRevShow]

@RavenRaynefall @daeblep @MaliceDaFirenze Okay, so we have a list of AMAZING games that are woke, and mediocre games that are woke. Shouldn't our logical conclusion be that "woke" isn't the defining factor? Can I ask why you're so emotional about this?