[IP] Patriot Act game pokes fun at government
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From: Paul Davey <ip@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: March 21, 2006 5:33:51 AM EST
To: Dave Farber <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: For IP - Patriot Act game pokes fun at government
For IP if you want it.
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/entertainment/14131885.htm
WAYNE PARRYAssociated Press
HAMILTON, N.J. - In this send-up of "Monopoly," players don't pass
"Go" and they don't go directly to jail - they go to Guantanamo Bay.
Instead of losing cash for landing on certain squares, they lose
civil liberties. And the "Mr. Monopoly" character at the center of
the board is replaced by a scowling former Attorney General John
Ashcroft.
"Patriot Act: The Home Version" pokes fun at "the historic abuse of
governmental powers" by the recently renewed anti-terrorism law.
But while it may be fun, creator Michael Kabbash, a graphic artist
and Arab civil rights advocate, is serious about how he feels the law
has curtailed Americans' freedom.
The object of the game is not to amass the most money or real estate,
but to be the last player to retain civil liberties.
"I've had people complain to me that when they play, nobody wins.
They say `We're all in Guantanamo and nobody has any civil liberties
left,'" he said. "I'm like `Yeah, that's the point.'"
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