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Old discussion from 2017: https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/7/1471967615868031324/

This discussion sits rent free in my head; I keep remembering this from time to time because it's just nastiness for nothing. There's nothing to be gained from preventing Cuban players from playing steam games and yet you have someone hoping they can't access it; why? No idea.

The absolute nastiness people have for random strangers who've never done them harm nor wished them harm is beyond me. Just a reminder but Cuba offered to help during the events of hurricane Katrina, which predates this nastiness by over a decade.

America needs to be shut off from the world by being placed within a giant indestructible dome.

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[–] Thorngraff_Ironbeard@hexbear.net 5 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

I played a dota game with a guy from Cuba, his ping was really high so I assumed he was Peruvian (US servers are where all of Peru play lol, apparently they get better ping from it than the one in Peru because of the Andes or something.) he told me he was cuban and I said Viva m26 and he said Viva Castro.

[–] tetris11@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 minutes ago

m26

For anyone wondering, the M26 is a motorway in Kent, England.

[–] CliffordBigRedDog@hexbear.net 14 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

what if it was a commie who wants to keep the glorious Republic of Cuba free from the plague of G*ming

[–] Evilsandwichman@hexbear.net 16 points 9 hours ago

I checked through his posts; he's one of those "Oh I don't hate Japanese Assassin's creed because I hate black people, I hate it because I wanted to play a Japanese person; I hate the wokes!" kind of guy

[–] Thallo@hexbear.net 30 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

America needs to be shut off from the world by being placed within a giant indestructible dome.

The iron dome but good

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 19 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Steam forums are a great source of c/slop content

[–] Evilsandwichman@hexbear.net 6 points 9 hours ago

Gamers deletus est

[–] longjohnjohnson@lemmy.ml 6 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Ignore the racists. Their lives are empty and devoid of meaning or purpose, so they fill that emptiness by using the only thing they feel has any value to look down on people: their skin color.

When all you've got is your skin color to feel superior to someone, you're a special kind of shitty human being, you're a racist.

So who gives a fuck what a racist thinks. Ignore them and know that they are likely deeply, deeply miserable inside.

[–] 7bicycles@hexbear.net 10 points 9 hours ago

I think ignoring racists is kind of a large part of how we got into this mess, albeit I don't exactly suggest to get into shitfights on SPUF

[–] Evilsandwichman@hexbear.net 5 points 9 hours ago

Thank you; honestly I really should. These people are losers and aren't worth any effort expended thinking about them.

[–] LarmyOfLone@lemm.ee 20 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I guess that was the height of fascist takeover of gamers.

[–] Evilsandwichman@hexbear.net 4 points 9 hours ago

Fascists really are just losers

[–] sweatersocialist@hexbear.net 16 points 13 hours ago

the least hateful gamer

[–] ButtBidet@hexbear.net 9 points 11 hours ago

I pray that Cuba has some top tier pirating.

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 7 points 11 hours ago

Been jamming with my Cuban co worker and gave him a guitar, he's gonna use it more than me. More than showing him Blowbacl season 2, showing him stuff like this has de-Gusano's the dude

[–] Balefirex@hexbear.net 5 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

it's possible that Hannibal was just being a hater and not racist (i.e. "I hope I won't have to see your steam posts in the future" not "cubans shouldn't be able to use steam")

[–] Evilsandwichman@hexbear.net 4 points 9 hours ago

I checked his posts; this guy hates 'the wokes' and hates the new Japanese Assassin's creed not because he hates black people but because 'why is there a black person in Japan' and he 'wanted to play a Japanese person' (yeah, we all believe that, sure)

[–] Meltyheartlove@hexbear.net 14 points 14 hours ago

Gamer moment

[–] Grebgreb@hexbear.net 16 points 14 hours ago
[–] Flyberius@hexbear.net 4 points 11 hours ago

With a VPN, yes, you'll be fine.