Five Nights At Freddy's creator, Scott Cawthon, has retired from game development

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I haven't seen anybody condone harassment or death threats, so please don't act like I have either.

A person has a right to free speech, a right to their beliefs, and a right to donate to political candidates (within the confines of election finance law). However, a person's political contributions are not free from condemnation and consequences.
  • If a person donates to a candidate who, for example, forcibly ripped families apart at the border for no reason other than to use fear to deter immigration, that rightfully warrants cancellation.
  • If a person donates to a candidate who, for example, did everything in their power to unnecessarily attack LGBT people (including dozens of executive actions and numerous judicial appointments), that rightfully warrants cancellation.
  • If a person donates to a candidate who, for example, regularly says racist things and promotes racist policies, that rightfully warrants cancellation.
  • If a person donates to a candidate who, for example, starts lying about imaginary election fraud before the election even takes place in order to undermine democracy and do anything else it takes to steal the election, that rightfully warrants cancellation.
If a person donates to a candidate who, for example, supports the murder of unborn children, that rightfully warrants cancellation.

Oh darn, that set of axioms leaves me with pretty much no one to vote for, Democrat or Republican. Guess I'd better get started on canceling everyone.
 
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Good, how dare he hold a political opinion and donate to one of the two main political parties in this country that differed to those views held by woke people on twitter.

Death threats, his address being posted online, just aren't enough.
He, his pregnant wife, and the rest of his family should be imprisoned for it and reeducated on the right party to vote for.
 

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If a person donates to a candidate who, for example, supports the murder of unborn children, that rightfully warrants cancellation.

Oh darn, that set of axioms leaves me with pretty much no one to vote for, Democrat or Republican. Guess I'd better get started on canceling everyone.
Even the Green Party has gone to hell. Just support the US Piracy Party
 

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If a person donates to a candidate who, for example, supports the murder of unborn children, that rightfully warrants cancellation.

Oh darn, that set of axioms leaves me with pretty much no one to vote for, Democrat or Republican. Guess I'd better get started on canceling everyone.
I'm not aware of any candidate who advocates for the "murder of unborn children."
 

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Death threats, his address being posted online, just aren't enough.
He, his pregnant wife, and the rest of his family should be imprisoned for it and reeducated on the right party to vote for.
Nobody's suggesting any of this.

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wait what
Candidates who are pro-choice, which is what was being referred to, are not "advocating for the murder of unborn children."
 

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You know... I'm tired of the whining "But death threats!" from the guys who like to have a tough attitude.

I worked at a place for over 16 years, where the people making death threats to me and others at my company at least once a week knew exactly where we were, our hours, and even what days we worked.

I continued to work at my job cause I wasn't a damned pussy. And the threats were from godamn law enforcement and attorneys.
 

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I'm not aware of any candidate who advocates for the "murder of unborn children."
You know exactly what I mean, don't play coy. I was merely attempting to mimic your style. I wouldn't have phrased it that way normally if I weren't. But since it wasn't clear enough, let me rephrase it. If a person donates to a candidate who, for example, supports access to abortion, that rightfully warrants cancellation. Obviously you don't agree. This isn't even how I personally feel. However, there are many people out there that feel that this is an issue just as deplorable and worthy of cancellation as anything you listed. Who determines that you're right and they're wrong? Who gets to draw that line?
 
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If a person donates to a candidate who, for example, supports the murder of unborn children, that rightfully warrants cancellation.

Oh darn, that set of axioms leaves me with pretty much no one to vote for, Democrat or Republican. Guess I'd better get started on canceling everyone.
I mean yeah, ideally. The broken system needs dismantling and replacing.

Out of curiosity, how many abortions do you think Trump has personally paid for? I obviously don't have any data, but I'm comfortable assuming double figures.
 

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I mean yeah, ideally. The broken system needs dismantling and replacing.

Out of curiosity, how many abortions do you think Trump has personally paid for? I obviously don't have any data, but I'm comfortable assuming double figures.
Hm... I'm going with 7. I don't personally feel that strongly about abortion. I merely take offense to the implication that there aren't moral issues that people who vote Republican feel just as strongly about. Ultimately, when you vote for either major party, you are indirectly taking stances on major moral issues. The only difference is which issues, if any, you hold paramount. Had Cawthon supported Biden, then this post could just have easily have been about conservatives attacking him for supporting a politician who is in favor of abortion access. There are people who could agree with Lacius on every one of their points and still vote Republican because they feel that abortion is a more important issue than all of those other issues combined.
 
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If a person donates to a candidate who, for example, supports the murder of unborn children, that rightfully warrants cancellation.

Oh darn, that set of axioms leaves me with pretty much no one to vote for, Democrat or Republican. Guess I'd better get started on canceling everyone.
if those people truly believed in god and the teachings of the bible they would turn the other cheek and let God sort it out. We were never tasked with judging others for their choices so to me it's very hypocritical when a christian tries to impose their views on others as written law.
 
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Yeah, the issue of abortion sure has been used by "conservative" politicians to push their agenda of control and misogyny, taking advantage of brainwashed religionists whose firmly held beliefs bear no meaningful relation to the written text they base their identity around.
 

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if those people truly believed in god and the teachings of the bible they would turn the other cheek and let God sort it out. We were never tasked with judging others for their choices so to me it's very hypocritical when a christian tries to impose their views on others as written law.
I would note that you can feel strongly about abortion without religious beliefs, although the two do seem to be closely correlated. I'm neither Christian nor religious, so I can't really argue your point, haha. Would that apply even to extremes such as standing aside as an ethnic cleansing occurs?
 

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Fwiw I've found my new political position and I'm sticking to it:

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I would note that you can feel strongly about abortion without religious beliefs, although the two do seem to be closely correlated. I'm neither Christian nor religious, so I can't really argue your point, haha. Would that apply even to extremes such as standing aside as an ethnic cleansing occurs?
my point relates to the fnaf creator who is a fundamentalist christian. but in general, as per my understanding of the holy scriptures (I am christian), the answer to your question would be yes. it's not ideal by any means though many forms of christianity put in a "redemption" clause somewhere in their belief structure. Some have repenting on the death bed, some have prayer and changing their ways, some have limbo be a personal prison you can leave if you renounce your past self... heck the LDS have multiple after life planes based on how good a person you are; all of which are better than earth.

All that aside you can most certainly not be religious and be pro "life" but it's not exactly a popular combination when it comes to politics in USA.
 
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Just because someone supports something doesn't mean they hate another group of people. Just because one bad past action made someone angry doesn't mean you can change it. This whole thread is people so high on their own anger for a guy supporting who he thought was right for a country. I disagree with Trump's ideals, but that doesn't mean I'mma slam dunk "roast" a guy with a life bigger than someone sitting in a chair playing League of Legends. If you disagree with his support for a candidate, that's fine. It's in the past. He's voiced his own opinions, you can voice yours. People, this is GBATemp and y'all are turning it into Twitter. Seriously. People can have opinions. If you are seriously debating someone's opinion by saying something like "No, that's not what you think." Surprise! You're an ass! Let people have their own beliefs before you go and debate them.

Scott Cawthon created a series I never got into, but his fanbase was enormous (and weird too, but enormous). He put a crap ton of work into it. He made lore, books, games, and a whole lot of other things. His impact on modern culture was quite significant compared to other indie developers. The work he did was pretty good. If he's retiring, that's a good decision on his part: going to take care of his family. From the looks of it, he's a good man.
 
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Welp, I lost some brain cells due to some people in this thread. This is why I got tired of debating the left. You can never fix stupid, ignorant, vicious and miserable people, no matter how hard you try.
 
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