Sacred Symbols+, Episode 248 | How 'Social Terrorists' Came For John Gibson (Patreon)

Please welcome John Gibson to the show. Nearly 20 years ago, Gibson co-founded Georgia-based studio Tripwire Interactive, the makers of popular shooter series Killing Floor and -- more recently -- the surprisingly awesome Maneater. But John is no longer with his team. Why? Because, more than a year ago, he Tweeted out that he was pro-life. That was literally it. And the rest, as they say, is history. I (Colin) have wanted to get John on the podcast since everything went down with him, because I see weird parallels between his situation and my fallout with Kinda Funny. Moreover, I think he was unjustly treated for holding an opinion that roughly half of the world vociferously agrees with, and which no one should be ashamed of holding (even if I disagree, which I do). Either way, though, did he really deserve to lose it all (so to speak) for speaking his mind in such an anodyne and mainstream fashion? I say no. Will you agree? We'll leave that up to you. Please listen carefully to John's story of what he calls "social terrorism," and use common sense if you choose to listen. This is a deeply political podcast, and it deals with what is fundamentally understood to be the third rail of American society. Proceed with eyes (and ears) wide open.