U.K. Parliament "Debates" Modern Warfare 2
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Well, the BNP don't go around in hoods either, but for a very reduced image, I think it works well enough.Jdopus said:Oh please, The Tories are nowhere near akin to Republicans. I'm not a huge Torie fan but that's pretty bloody insulting to them
Oh, here we fucking go again. Another country trying to create a society when violence of any kind is condemned while hiding under the banner of "protecting the children". Seriously, first Australia, the Venezula, now the UK?? WTF!!
No! He's ours, back off! We're keeping him along with the MP who said that speed cameras were blatant taxes to the motorist. If these people keep cropping up, we may have a parliment that isn't full of idiots who are out of touch with the real world.Neonbob said:
EDIT: I like this Tom Watson fellow.Macgyvercas said:
EDIT2: Sorry for the double post, I accidentally hit quote instead of edit without checking.
I can see the facebook groups supporting him already...
Tom Watson, you are epic.
He simply stated the obvious. I'm so glad there is at least an ounce of logic in that building.
Tom Watson, you are epic.
He simply stated the obvious. I'm so glad there is at least an ounce of logic in that building.
"It's not about censorship, it's about protecting our children."
***COUGH COUGH CHOKE GAG COUGH CHOKE***
Are you fucking KIDDING me?!? Did this idiot REALLY say quite possibly the oldest known excuse for censorship in the history of mankind?!?
This kind of conservative "I don't like this so nobody else should be able to enjoy it either" thinking has been going on forever, and its always the same flimsy excuse "We want to protect the children" from what? From realistic depictions of violence in a goddamn VIDEO GAME? Here's a thought, label the fucking thing 18+ and be done with it! But NooOoOoOo, that isn't enough for Mr. Vaz, even though it would probably be the most effective measure. After that its up to retailers and parents (You know, the people that are actually responsible for their children) to make sure younger kids don't play the game. Personally I think the whole argument is completely baseless bullshit, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlSIqJpXI5A] but what the hell do I know.
Well Mr. Vas, if you want to protect the little kiddies from violent images so much, you'd better start legistlation to put warnings on every single news broadcast, censor every television show, cartoon and movie that has even a hint of violence, and you'd better start cutting pages out of comic books too, they show lots of violence. YOU CANNOT PROTECT CHILDREN FROM VIOLENT IMAGES AND THERE IS NO, I REPEAT NO SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE AT ALL WHATSOEVER THAT EXPOSURE TO VIOLENT IMAGES CONRTIBUTES TO VIOLENT BEHAVIOUR! Its all just conjecture, speculation and in most cases flat out lies from a bunch of self-righteous assholes who think they know whats good for us better than we do.
I'm not sure what Mr. Vaz's agenda is, but I doubt it has anything to do with protecting children. Nanny state indeed.
***COUGH COUGH CHOKE GAG COUGH CHOKE***
Are you fucking KIDDING me?!? Did this idiot REALLY say quite possibly the oldest known excuse for censorship in the history of mankind?!?
This kind of conservative "I don't like this so nobody else should be able to enjoy it either" thinking has been going on forever, and its always the same flimsy excuse "We want to protect the children" from what? From realistic depictions of violence in a goddamn VIDEO GAME? Here's a thought, label the fucking thing 18+ and be done with it! But NooOoOoOo, that isn't enough for Mr. Vaz, even though it would probably be the most effective measure. After that its up to retailers and parents (You know, the people that are actually responsible for their children) to make sure younger kids don't play the game. Personally I think the whole argument is completely baseless bullshit, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlSIqJpXI5A] but what the hell do I know.
Well Mr. Vas, if you want to protect the little kiddies from violent images so much, you'd better start legistlation to put warnings on every single news broadcast, censor every television show, cartoon and movie that has even a hint of violence, and you'd better start cutting pages out of comic books too, they show lots of violence. YOU CANNOT PROTECT CHILDREN FROM VIOLENT IMAGES AND THERE IS NO, I REPEAT NO SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE AT ALL WHATSOEVER THAT EXPOSURE TO VIOLENT IMAGES CONRTIBUTES TO VIOLENT BEHAVIOUR! Its all just conjecture, speculation and in most cases flat out lies from a bunch of self-righteous assholes who think they know whats good for us better than we do.
I'm not sure what Mr. Vaz's agenda is, but I doubt it has anything to do with protecting children. Nanny state indeed.
"It's not about censorship, it's about protecting our children."
uh....what? That doesn't make any sense. If you're attempting to change the game or prevent it's release then it is censorship. weather your doing it for the children or whatever other reason doesn't matter, it's still censorship.
uh....what? That doesn't make any sense. If you're attempting to change the game or prevent it's release then it is censorship. weather your doing it for the children or whatever other reason doesn't matter, it's still censorship.
If the UK bans this game, or change it in any way, I will declare that the Nanny State has officially landed and I will be moving at the first opportunity.
Also, go Tom!
Plus, an easy way to protect your 12 year old child is not to buy them an 18 rated game in the first place. See? We shouldn't be punishing the kids for playing the game, or the developers for making the game. We should be punishing the parents for being idiots.Eric the Orange said:
Also, go Tom!
The differences between these two are suble. They can be summed up more clearly as:The_root_of_all_evil said:
BNP: "We Hate Brown People (oh, and Europe)"
UKIP: "We Hate Europe (oh, and brown people)"
The sooner we collect them all together and fire them into the middle of the north sea, the better.
I'm jealous that MPs from the same caucus can openly disagree with each other in the UK Parliament. In Canada, party discipline is ridiculously tight, such that party leaders have been known to remove sitting MPs from the caucus without consulting the members of the local riding association. A PM with a majority government is basically a dictator in Canada. (sigh)Malygris said: