German Group Holdling a "Killer Game" Cull

[j0z]

It is quite interesting how history repeats itself. People try to forget about their history, try to cover up and protect the children(or society in general) from the monsters an horror of the past, but in doing so, they become the very things they are trying to protect against.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

The stylized image of a person throwing a videogame into the trash used in promotional material for the event is a modified version of one used to encourage citizens to do away with the swastika, using a game disc in place of the infamous Nazi symbol.

And that is a modified version of the symbol seen on signs in parks to encourage people not to litter, only with a swastika instead of a piece of trash.

OT: I think it's a stretch to blame all this stuff on violent video games. I mean who was the dumbass who let their kids have access to their guns? hmmmmmmm?

 

[DeathWyrmNexus]

But didn't the Nazis do the same thing with book burnings?
It's like an endless loop! They can't help but burn things!

Not just books.

I love how Germany keeps overcompensating for something the rest of us don't even care about anymore.
They don't want to remind anyone of the Nazis, so they act exactly like them.

It's like if you wet yourself at a party and then bring it up constantly, talking about how embarrassed you were.
Yes, everyone remembers.
Yes, it was bad.
No, nobody is going to bring it up if you don't.
But you do.
Constantly.

Well stated.

And every time I think that people are getting ahead and learning by watching others, I see shit like this. People died just fine before video games. Realistically speaking, a video doesn't put anything in your head that wasn't already there. Games are a mirror of society not a cause of society.

All hail the Devil Made Me Do It defense... *sigh*

 

[Booze Zombie]

If you're so amazingly upset by the fact that some crazy guy killed your loved ones, why don't you blame the guy?
Okay, he's dead, but he's still the one who did it.

Besides that, it's like these people went out of their way to avoid "the harsh truth" and just blame shooting games.

Primary word being "games".

 

[CaptainCrunch]

I love how the solution to the problem of violent videogames is forming a mob to burn them. Classic Frankenstein's monster.

 

[UberMore]

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[DeathWyrmNexus]

I love how the solution to the problem of violent videogames is forming a mob to burn them. Classic Frankenstein's monster.

You bet your nonbreeding zombie panda ass, very classic.

I am also fond of what the actual message is behind this type of thinking. I posted it in the Australia thread about banning L4D2 but here goes.

Essentially it is saying that they believe the parenting of their nation is so weak that it can be overshadowed by flickering lights. It is stating that a Nanny State is preferable to choice because we/they can't be trusted to make decisions for themselves. It also states that flickering lights are stronger than any set of personal morals or ethics, stronger than any mentorship, or even stronger than actually finding out why this person snapped.

Flicking lights, in your country, creating serial killers... This is where you can almost hear my eyes roll.

 

[ShadowKirby]

Can they also burn books they think are too violent ? Movies ?

Damnit, 40,000 morons rallied against a L4D2, can we get 40,000 intelligent people to rally against that.

 

[Steambroom]

Also there was recently this incident where a 18 year old stormed a school, threw Molotovs into the classes and attacked the fleeing students with a axe. He injured 2 girls badly and got shot down in the police, luckily noone got died. He survided but hasnt spoken to someone yet. This occured in Ansbach (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansbach) about 4 weeks ago. It turned out that he didnt play any violet games. But the police recovered a 60 page text, in which he listed up why he did it. One of the causes was that got bullied in the bus in sixth grade.

I do hope that I read something in tomorrows news about this. It seems to bring up alot of discussion here, which personnaly will end that these people will actually get compared to Nazis, in Germany.

 

[Aptspire]

All right...
Everyone in Germany is now obligated to read "Fahrenheit 451" and then tell me in a 20 pages Paper why they think we should destroy what disagrees with us...
-_-

 

[ShadowKirby]

Be fair though, most of them are just ignorant, being deceived by the morons.

...WAIT 40000? No wonder my grandparents emigrated. Well, it was because of either the ignorant people or the Soviets, hard to tell.

Well, I meant 40,000 against L4D2, not the whole thing. I hope there isn't 40,000 people ready to burn games.

 

[Xaositect]

Ive typed up multiple posts on this subject and not posted one because Im simply too tired of spouting the same shit again and again on this subject. When all is said and done, if twats like this cant look back on human history and see what a fucked up species we are without the influence of videogames, they should be sterilised, because they are too fucking stupid to be allowed to breed.

Just as religion is the lie people tell themselves because they are too frightened to accept that we arent the centre of the universe and there is no ultimate meaning in life, there will always be a scapegoat to blame rather than accept the truth that we are simply a fucked up species. Its video games turn and as everyone is no doubt aware, its simply one item in a growing list of excuses.

 

[Woodsey]

Here's a plan - why don't they get people to hand in their bloody guns and then sell them all. With the money from that they can afford real, non-bias researchers!

 

[Lukeje]

But didn't the Nazis do the same thing with book burnings?
It's like an endless loop! They can't help but burn things!

Wow, Godwin's in the fifth post. Is that not a little tasteless for a moderator?

 

[hansari]

People who throw away a game will be entered into a draw for a jersey signed by the German national soccer team.

This will probably be the reason 90% of games will be burned over there....not against violent video games but for fans of "football".

 

[thenumberthirteen]

Damn. That's another country off my list
of places to live. Is Canada still sane?

 

[SweetCakeKiller]

Why? That's all I can think of when I read that.
Why are people this dumb