I don't know what message mongering means, but I'll just say that I like when games pander to me, and I have no interest in games that don't. Am I going to ask games to pander to me? Absolutely, everyone should.
I'm also curious to how many mainstream games actually go in the other direction. Probably not a lot of them, hence why this phrase is one sided. What game has said "the church is le good" or "liberalism was a mistake". I've seen weird things like people agreeing with Senator Armstrong in MGR, I've seen settings the far right likes, for example KCD or Paradox games, but I'm wondering what games are on the other side.
Of course game journos like to say that gaming is actually conservative or far right, despite the obvious trend and game publishers and devs saying they will support progressive politics in games because it is their responsibility to do so.
I just googled how many progressives there were in the US. I already knew it wasn't popular, but it was way less than I thought. The majority of Americans will support minority rights, but the catch is that they won't support preferential treatment for minorities. I think the reason is self interest as usual, they stand nothing to gain and a lot to lose.
The claim of progressive over-representation is based on the fact that people in the arts and entertainment industry are overwhelmingly left leaning. I'm talking about 8:2 liberal to conservative. I think I can make the assumption that there would be more progressives within this group, especially with studios in coastal cities with jobs that require a degree.
