Somali Islamist Group Bans Videogames

[SnipErlite]

*sigh* oh religious extremists, is there nothing you won't stop at??

Seriously, does their holy book actually tell them to try and twist the fun out of life?

 

[Pendragon9]

Morons. I hope they get an NES controller jabbed through their skulls.

 

[dalek sec]

Islamic extremists banned something? *le gasp!*

Not exactly a shocking thing.

 

[edgeofblade]

There is no faster way to destroy your own traditions than to blame everything else. I still haven't seen a compelling argument for traditions, same way I haven't seen a compelling reason for being a fanboy.

 

[Asehujiko]

Why does the world allow such ignorant, hate filled morons to live?

Because they don't have enough oil to warrant invading them.

 

[SantoUno]

How depressing.

Oh well, best way to cure depression is with ...VIOLENCE! [sub]No not really.[/sub]

Hope the islamic group is killed or thrown out of the country, and I mean that 100%.

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

Again, the Fun Police strike again.

If I was in Somalia I know which law I'd break first now...

 

[lacktheknack]

With luck, instead of joining the fighting, they'll refuse the fighters' attempts to make them fight.

 

[Thwarted]

well, in the words of Iranian Grand Ayatollah Khomeini, "There is no fun in islam".

 

[samsonguy920]

... Breathing?

Oh they do a good job of banning a lot of people from that.
Methinks they did this not because they view videogames as bad, but they know with nothing else to do, there will be a lot of kids signing up to fight. It's just a sad place when people can make up things as they go along in the name of religion. Oh right, the Vatican does that, too.

 

[Macgyvercas]

And the Somalian governement is now on my list of things that piss me off.

This is nothing short of bat-shit crazy.

 

[Dogstile]

With luck, instead of joining the fighting, they'll refuse the fighters' attempts to make them fight.

Oh, don't forget, oil magically appears in refinery's and everybody gets along!

 

[CloggedDonkey]

wait, you'll hand them an AK-47 and some drugs, but you won't let them play viva pinata? well, time to unleash the zombie army. go my minions! go forth an destroy!

 

[Jared]

While the US has the "War on Terror", these guys seem to have a "War on Fun". You would think that an armed Islamist group would support their youth playing Counterstrike.

Hehe...apparantly not...and apparantly rhey are idiots too x.x

 

[Nouw]

Like this is really going to stop anyone from playing. Limit them slightly, but your never gonna stop it once it gets into your country.

Seriously, ban on movies and games? So what do they do in their free time? Watch the fucking ceiling?

Hilarious Post. Welcome To The Escapist!

OT: Then ban the television! Oh wait, then the subliminal messages won't get through j/k. But seriously, kill-joys.

 

[benbenthegamerman]

Fan-freakin'-tastic, hardly any forms of entertainment! Pack your bags, kids, because we're going to the most boring place on the entire planet!
Seriously though, what the hell? What a bunch of lunatics. What're they going to ban next? Books? Board games? Jokes? Breathing?

I wouldnt be suprised if books that arent the torah/bible/talmud are already banned. they are in some places in america, so why not somalia?

 

[DarkRyter]

Hehe, a country full of pirates bans video games.

 

[Mray3460]

I'm...actually not as outraged by this as I am at the anti-media guys in the States, Europe, Australia, or even China, probably because I know that there is absolutely no changing these guys or getting them out of office (at least in a way that doesn't involve bullets/bombs).

 

[US Crash Fire]

Glad I'm in America. Yeah the people suck but I get to play video games, watch movies, listen to music, and read books freely.

Oh and I can also tell God, Allah, Buddha, Shiva, and Lord Xenu they can all bite my shiny metal ass without people cutting my head off!