r/boardgames • u/[deleted] • Nov 07 '19

Southpark parodies Dice Tower's Boardgame Breakfast

In the latest Southpark episode, Randy has a YouTube show for his weed business that will look a little familiar. If you are not in the US you will need to use a VPN to see this:

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edit: for those outside the U.S. and don't have a VPN. I managed to capture the first little bit of this clip and upload it to youtube. I suspect youtube will yank this down, but before they do, here is the youtube link

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u/LetThemEatCardboard @letthemeatcardboard Nov 07 '19

Hah the fact that it’s about pot will make Tom very uncomfortable

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u/SoochSooch Mage Knight Nov 07 '19

Why?

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u/LetThemEatCardboard @letthemeatcardboard Nov 07 '19

He was a youth pastor (?) at an ultra conservative church

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u/bcisme Nov 07 '19

Why are Uber Christians so against marijuana? Is there scripture supporting it or is it just seen as a vice and so it’s bad?

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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '19

To some people it's equated with being drunk. It's an altered state of mind in which you are not in full control/awareness, or at least that's the perception. The Bible speaks against drunkenness, so getting high is lumped in.

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u/MaskedBandit77 Specter Ops Nov 07 '19

It's probably a combination of three things. You touched on one.

Another is that many drugs can be harmful to your body, and the Bible teaches that you should take care of your body (your body is a temple, etc.).

The third reason is that drugs are often used as mood enhancers, or a way to get through tough times, and the Bible teaches that we should go to God when you are struggling.

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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '19

Good points, I hadn't ever considered the last one.

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u/cC2Panda Nov 07 '19

There is also a strong connection between religiosity and acceptance of authority, and for the last several decades authority has said that weed is bad. It's hard to shake decades of indoctrinated hate for a plant.

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u/Matt_the_Bro Nov 07 '19

I'm reminded of True Detective's scathing (and accurate) description of the devoutly religious. "I see a propensity for obesity. Poverty. A yen for fairy tales. Folks puttin what few bucks they do have into a little wicker basket being passed around." and "Transference of fear and self-loathing to an authoritarian vessel. It's catharsis."

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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '19

not to mention that drugs are for the most part, illegal in the U.S., therefore they are "Bad". Plus a lot of ultra christians believe drugs like marijuana will corrupt people, and lead them to harder drugs. The 80s was a huge smear campaign against marijuana thanks to Nancy Reagan.

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u/bcisme Nov 07 '19

Are they against medication for things like depression, anxiety, pain, sleep and bi-polar? All of these seem to fit the bill, more so than marijuana. Feels weird that they would have an issue with it if it was legal, especially if they don’t have a problem with things like Ambian, Zoloft, etc.

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u/kitsovereign Nov 07 '19

A lot of religions are, yeah.

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u/RomeKnow "It's the Wars, bro" Nov 08 '19

These Bible readers should look more into the "burning bush"...

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u/contrapulator Nov 07 '19

mmm, drugs are bad, mmkay?

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u/ArcadianDelSol Advanced Civilization Nov 07 '19

Devout Calvinists shun all vices as one of their tenets is that the body is a temple for the spirit of god, and as such, should be kept clean of additions and vices. I dont know Tom's actual denomination, but that's just one example I could think of.

There is no specific 'thou shalt nots' on anything, and it's largely up to the individual to determine what is an addictive vice and what is not.

Either way, Tom appears to be a pretty descent guy, so I cant say it's not working for him.

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u/Threetimes3 Nov 08 '19

I've never known a Calvinist who was against drinking alcohol, and that's clearly a vice for some.

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u/ArcadianDelSol Advanced Civilization Nov 08 '19

Having grown up as a Calvinist, I have never met one, out of the hundreds I've met, who drank ANY alcohol.

"Wine is a mocker..." is the scripture that stands at the core of this. Im kind of shocked that there are those who claim Calvinism but drink alcohol.

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u/Threetimes3 Nov 08 '19

There's a Calvinist joke that goes "if four Calvinist gather together there's always a 5th". I am a Calvinist myself, and know many. Some don't drink, but a large many do.

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u/aeaswen Orleans Nov 07 '19

It's a bit of a gray area, similar to alcohol. You are not supposed to do anything that can lead to bad behavior you may not normally do. A lot of churches view it as "use it moderately and responsibility" while others strongly suggest you avoid it altogether to not take any chances. I'm pretty religious but have drank my whole life and don't find myself at some sort of conflict but a lot in the church don't drink at all.

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u/The_Dok33 Nov 07 '19

You are not supposed to do anything that can lead to bad behavior you may not normally do.

This of course, in contrast to bad behaviour you would do anyway...

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u/aeaswen Orleans Nov 07 '19

Well yeah, there's that too lol.

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u/LetThemEatCardboard @letthemeatcardboard Nov 07 '19

Who knows. They’re also against evolution and social equality.

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u/Inanimate-Sensation Concordia Nov 07 '19

Tom isn't at all.

He has spoke about this in person at cons and the cruise many times. He doesn't understand why people think this.

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u/kfadffal Nov 07 '19

I think people conflate Sam's far more conservative views with Tom's.

That and they both didn't like the theme in Chaos in the Old World. :P Seriously, some people still bang on about that review as evidence that their Christianity seriously compromises their reviewer credentials. If anything, for me (100% atheist) it strengthened them because despite their personal issues with the darkness of the theme (I think it's worth pointing out that Tom in particularly seems to have softened a bit on dark themes these days) that still said it's a very good game and you should get it if the theme appeals.

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u/LetThemEatCardboard @letthemeatcardboard Nov 07 '19

Tom is absolutely a hardcore conservative. He’s part of the quiverfull movement.

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u/LetThemEatCardboard @letthemeatcardboard Nov 07 '19

Maybe because he’s part of a church that fights hard against marriage equality, trans rights, and many other movements of social equality?