Banning Violent Games Tops Conservative's To Do List

[Asuka Soryu]

First off, who plays games in an arcade anymore?

... *slowly raises hand, looking around the room with uncertainty*


There's banning violent games as a whole and making stronger measures to ensure that gets don't get their hands on AO games

I find the best way to stop kids from getting their hands on Adult games tends to be... to have the damn parent's take some responsibility and stop blaming everyone else for why their children aren't turning out right when they're raising themselves.

Gawd. This is rediculous. You need proof that you're of legal age to purchase these games. That's all that's needed. That should be good enough, no one's at fault except the damn parent who buys this game for their kid, even after the clerk tells him/her that it's a M rated game.

Why should game companies and games in general have to pay for the ignorance and lazyness of bad parent's? The game companies did what they needed to do, this is just so irritating. Ugh! Honestly... it just sickens me to see people have to be punished because some moron doesn't know how to raise a kid, so they have to make everyone pay for it.


-End Rant here-

 

[manythings]

a law against companies who "discriminate against the Boy Scouts"

It doesn't explain what is meant by "discriminate against the Boy Scouts", so I'm quite confused.

Regardless, I'm not really pleased by a theist organization like the Boy Scouts (at the top, at least) getting special protections from the government.

The thing about the Boy scouts of America is they are (and yes I know this sounds like a conspiracy theory but trust me this is legit) run by the Mormon church, since the 80's, hence the sudden changes to enforce religious practice, exclude non-christians and homosexuals. The Boy Scouts also have a fairly comprehensive programme to make their members "upstanding, right-thinking citizens" (RE: Conservatives who will donate to them).

The Boy Scouts are discriminated against by groups and companies who think a Tax-exempt organisation (run with a fuck load of public funds) that is actively, and very publicly, discriminatory is bullshit.

 

[RvLeshrac]

Alright, I'm going to nip this in the bud here: ONE CRAZY ***** DOES NOT REPRESENT ALL OF CONSERVATISM. STOP DOING THAT ESCAPIST.

I just came from Teamliquid where evidently all Texans are crazy because we don't like a fairly abusive new statute the EPA is trying to cram down our throats, I've had enough of political misrepresentation and ignorance today.

When you can prove that none of the pollution you generate in Texas makes it across the border into neighbouring states or countries, you can opt out of the EPA program.

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Schlafly? That pokemon's adorable! Oh, wait...

On a serious note, please remember that there are people on both sides of the aisle who want to ban violent videogames--this not a purely conservative or purely liberal thing. The fact Rush Limbaugh is actually against the censorship of games says volumes.

After I heard that, I actually started listening to his show for a bit. He's not all that bad, really...

I mean, he's got his own kind of bias, but who doesn't?

At least he's not as bad as fucking Rachel Maddow.

He's a hideous excuse for a human being who only supports the rights of those who are rich, white, christian, straight, and agree with him. He's a "libertarian" when asked, until you ask him about the rights of muslims, atheists, or homosexuals.

 

[T3chn0s1s]

Okay... So she's a Conservative Anti-Feminist.

The fuck is she doing in politics?

Found that weird, since from her stance it seems she'd like to see women in the kitchen rather than doing anything else other than cooking or taking care of kids.

(Sorry if I offend anyone, just pointing out something I found odd)

Her anti-feminism is actually mostly directed at the movement, not actual feminine empowerment. Women deserve to be equal, not better, more or less... A viewpoint not shared by the vocal majority of the feminist movement.

On topic: This stuff never works out. People have been trying to ban violent media since speech. (Picture if you will primitive man using their first speech to tell stories of hunts, and one prude sitting in the corner telling them they shouldn't do that because their brother died in a hunt, and no context makes violence okay!) Censorship will often win out in western culture just because old society is scared to death that it may become obsolete. Things will probably get worse before they get better.

 

[Nocta-Aeterna]

EDIT: nevermind

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

A female anti-feminist in politics?

Unless I know even less than I thought about feminism, I can safely say my brain just broke....

YOUR brain is fine.

Her brain is fucked up.

 

[manythings]

Alright, I'm going to nip this in the bud here: ONE CRAZY ***** DOES NOT REPRESENT ALL OF CONSERVATISM. STOP DOING THAT ESCAPIST.

I just came from Teamliquid where evidently all Texans are crazy because we don't like a fairly abusive new statute the EPA is trying to cram down our throats, I've had enough of political misrepresentation and ignorance today.

When someone is a politician it is standard practice to mention their party alignment when introducing them. You'll notice that nowhere does it mention conservatives as a whole (except to say that she, A SINGLE PERSON, thinks they should do X Y & Z), the title is using Conservative's pertaining to a SINGLE CONSERVATIVE I'm sure. You're projecting.

I'm well aware of what it ACTUALLY says, but don't tell me you read it, read my post, then went back and re-read the thread title. It's completely misleading in its current wording as evidenced by a good number of posts in this thread ALREADY.

Banning Violent Games Tops Conservative's To Do List

Yeah, fix that title, Greg.

It doesn't say "Tops the conservative party's to do list", it says "Tops Conservative's to do list". The apostrophy in "Conservative's" indicates possession of an individual which is not the same as "Conservatives". If you plan on complaining about language use learn some first.

A female anti-feminist in politics?

Unless I know even less than I thought about feminism, I can safely say my brain just broke....

YOUR brain is fine.

Her brain is fucked up.

A lot about feminism is bullshit, the same with any movement. An awful lot of feminist agendas (In the more retarded, self-obsessed groups) are about putting women first not seeking equality between men and women.

 

[deth2munkies]

Alright, I'm going to nip this in the bud here: ONE CRAZY ***** DOES NOT REPRESENT ALL OF CONSERVATISM. STOP DOING THAT ESCAPIST.

I just came from Teamliquid where evidently all Texans are crazy because we don't like a fairly abusive new statute the EPA is trying to cram down our throats, I've had enough of political misrepresentation and ignorance today.

When you can prove that none of the pollution you generate in Texas makes it across the border into neighbouring states or countries, you can opt out of the EPA program.

Agree or disagree with it, calling all of Texas "childish", "crazy", and "insane" are not names that can be levied over a legal issue like this one. That kind of generalization and ignorance is what's wrong with a bunch of people and general discourse at low (random assholes on forum boards) and high (Fox News/editorials) forms of political thought.

 

[Kenjitsuka]

Companies discriminate against the boyscouts... Huh?

 

[Vrach]

Aren't the really far out there Conservatives pretty much in the same group as Christians? I honestly don't see the difference between the two groups or most radical parties for that matter, they're all about the "let me tell you how you can live your life" sort of ideal.

No offense to anyone, I respect your right to an opinion and everything, but I find it hard to respect any view where you think (actually thinking I don't have an issue with, but enforcing said thought through various means) someone else should be prohibited from doing something that isn't directly harmful to someone else and after growing up with a number of different people, I haven't seen one person who was incited to violence by gaming who wasn't otherwise violent due to a number of far more contributing factors like family abuse (which afaik the often patriarchally-leaning Conservatives aren't necessarily against) and such.

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

It doesn't say "Tops the conservative parties to do list", it says "Tops Conservative's to do list". The apostrophy in "Conservative's" indicates possession of an individual which is not the same as "Conservatives". If you plan on complaining about language use learn some first.

I noticed that right away.

Some of the others in the topic have not, however.

 

[Kiba The Wolf]

I agree that parents really need to realize that games sometimes say Rated M for Mature, 17+ violent, etc. for a good reason. I buy games all the time and I am always having to show ID, and a few times my mother was with me, and the employee will say, Ma'am this is a M-rated game, it has violence, death, and nude people. So, unless you have a uncaring employee or parent, underage kids don't get the game

 

[Dexiro]

Videogames: "There shall be no sale, rental or arcade-playing of extremely violent videogames by children without parental consent." Explanation: Videogames are increasingly graphic and harmful.

What's wrong with that? Violent games can't be sold to children without parental consent in England and it works fine, stop making a fuss >.<

 

[Vrach]

Videogames: "There shall be no sale, rental or arcade-playing of extremely violent videogames by children without parental consent." Explanation: Videogames are increasingly graphic and harmful.

What's wrong with that? Violent games can't be sold to children without parental consent in England and it works fine, stop making a fuss >.<

Learn the basics of the American justice system before commenting in such a manner mate. Had tons of these posts during the Schwarzenegger vs EMA debate as well, really, research a bit before you post.

 

[Sixties Spidey]

I think they have more important things to worry about rather than trying to cover for shitty parents. How about we do this? A license to breed and raise children. You and your spouse go to a class to learn how to raise a child. You have to pass three exams to be allowed to have kids and must be of a certain IQ level to gain admittance. There! I just made your problems of violent videogames and other media totally negligible.

 

[Sevre]

For a moment I thought you meant the ConDem Coalition and I cried with laughter at the sudden u-turn in ambition.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

Don't these morons get it? If there are any children playing violent video games these days, they are doing it with parental consent. Either because their parents are ignorant, negligent, stupid, or any combination of there of.

Edit: They should be focusing their efforts on making the parents more responsible and aware, not going after the industry.

 

[Daveman]

Videogames: "There shall be no sale, rental or arcade-playing of extremely violent videogames by children without parental consent." Explanation: Videogames are increasingly graphic and harmful.Pretty sure we already have that here in the UK and probably in the US, hell I got my ID checked when I was 15 trying to buy a 12 in store. I was like "Well now, I'm 15, so I'm not old enough for a drivers licence and I'm not exactly gonna carry my passport around with me all day so what do you want from me?" (was very satisfied when I went back the next day with my passport and the guy behind the counter had to use a fucking calculator to work out how old I was) I mean THAT's fucking ridiculous. Same goes for all games, the fact is that the parents probably bought their kids the game so they gave their kid consent or don't give a shit. Besides that there is nothing more we can do except an outright ban, which is just stupid!

 

[Metalix Knightmare]

Alright, I'm going to nip this in the bud here: ONE CRAZY ***** DOES NOT REPRESENT ALL OF CONSERVATISM. STOP DOING THAT ESCAPIST.

I just came from Teamliquid where evidently all Texans are crazy because we don't like a fairly abusive new statute the EPA is trying to cram down our throats, I've had enough of political misrepresentation and ignorance today.

The power of the liberal media of today has made it so that any one who is even remotely conservative is villainous.

I'm actually considering switching to Fox News just to see the other side of these stories.

Ok, either you are joking, or you have just made it apparent that it's safe to ignore you.

 

[BrotherRool]

I've got no beef with this, she doesn't want to ban games, she just doesn't want 4 year olds ripping people's heads off (in a game)