A parody of “Monopoly” that pokes fun at the failed economic policies of socialism has triggered a university academic who took to Twitter to demonstrate his lack of self-awareness and humor.
Nick Kapur, who works as an Assistant Professor of History at Rutgers University–Camden, bought the game, Monopoly Socialism just to criticize it on social media.
https://twitter.com/nick_kapur/status/1164233656799506433?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwFirst, he was triggered by the game’s tag line.
https://twitter.com/nick_kapur/status/1164234297315921920?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwThen, he was triggered by the imagery used on the cover.
https://twitter.com/nick_kapur/status/1164234617861398534?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwHe was confused by the implication made by the game’s player icons, which imply that socialism holds back technological progress.
https://twitter.com/nick_kapur/status/1164235875678638080?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwKapur was offended by the thought that schools and hospitals run by government could possibly be criticized.
https://twitter.com/nick_kapur/status/1164237173459161089?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwHe was angered by the game’s digs at veganism and health food fads.
https://twitter.com/nick_kapur/status/1164238378549895170?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwKapur felt that someone should have told the game’s creators that environmentalism is a sacred cow.
https://twitter.com/nick_kapur/status/1164239341557899267?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwHe went on to criticize the game on technical terms, apparently not being able to realize that the game is a parody meant to be tongue-in-cheek.
https://twitter.com/nick_kapur/status/1164244110301192192?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwThe simple points that socialism is predicated on graft and tends to run out of money are completely lost upon him.
https://twitter.com/nick_kapur/status/1164245312300601345?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwHe went onto post more tidbits from the game and complain further about it.
https://twitter.com/nick_kapur/status/1164248814087233539?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwHe concluded his lengthy rant by saying that the original game of Monopoly is dumb and played out anyway, because it’s not modern and European enough.
https://twitter.com/nick_kapur/status/1164260458389561346?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwUnfortunately for Kapur, his Twitter thread may have backfired as it alerted many interested consumers to the game and will likely end up boosting its sales.
https://twitter.com/True_Canuck1/status/1164631812930514946?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwKapur, who is the author of “Japan at the Crossroads: Conflict and Compromise after Anpo,” is probably perturbed by the fact that far more people will play this parody game than will ever pick up his book . Monopoly Socialism is available for sale for $19.99 here.