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* [[Pandering to the Base]]: The [[China Takes Over the World|ending]] of ''Zero Hour'' makes no logical sense at all, given China's lack of anything nearing the United States' logistics and wealth, not to mention that it required the European Union to sit sit on their asses and do nothing while the [[Middle-Eastern Coalition|GLA]] invaded. It was most likely made the way it was to pander to the [[Misplaced Nationalism|people who wouldn't stop talking about how much they hated America]] soon after the game came out. |
* [[Pandering to the Base]]: The [[China Takes Over the World|ending]] of ''Zero Hour'' makes no logical sense at all, given China's lack of anything nearing the United States' logistics and wealth, not to mention that it required the European Union to sit sit on their asses and do nothing while the [[Middle-Eastern Coalition|GLA]] invaded. It was most likely made the way it was to pander to the [[Misplaced Nationalism|people who wouldn't stop talking about how much they hated America]] soon after the game came out. |
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* [[Vindicated by History]] -- While the ''[[Command & Conquer]]'' [[Camp|title]] and the obvious [[War On Terror]] connections keep being sticking points, there are many fans who conclude that the game itself is actually very good. |
* [[Vindicated by History]] -- While the ''[[Command & Conquer]]'' [[Camp|title]] and the obvious [[War On Terror]] connections keep being sticking points, there are many fans who conclude that the game itself is actually very good. |
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* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Political?]]: Take just about any faction unit at all: lots of its quotes are subtle messages of, well... overblown fanaticism. |
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{{quote|'''USA Paladin''': Enemies of the free world! |
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'''GLA Rebel''': Our way is true! |
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'''PRC Red Guard''': Foreign devil! }} |
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* [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic]]: The American [[Tank Goodness|main battle tanks]] are named the Paladin tank and the Crusader tank. This could be a subtle comparison of [[The War on Terror]] to [[The Crusades]]. |
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* [[The Woobie]] -- GLA workers. You do can make their work easier by [[Video Game Caring Potential|giving them new shoes]], thus making them more efficient and motivated workers. |
* [[The Woobie]] -- GLA workers. You do can make their work easier by [[Video Game Caring Potential|giving them new shoes]], thus making them more efficient and motivated workers. |
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