U.S. Senator Says Videogames Are Worse Than Guns
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1. Its Obama-bot.the doom cannon said:
2. Well.. I don't really have a number 2.
The escapist has single handedly changed me from a Liberal to a Centrist because of all the liberal douchebags and "hurr durr misogyny, homophobia, and guns everywhere!" crap that gets spewed everyday.
Though I could never really be a republican due to what Tanis (the guy you quoted) said being 100% true as well.
It's difficult for the rest of us to understand and accept that when the elected representatives of the party are so far out there. I think all sides would benefit greatly from reining in the crazies in their respective camps and putting more level headed people into office.the doom cannon said:
I'd have a lot less hostility toward the Republican party if their representatives were more "hey, maybe we should work on paying down the debt when we get the chance" and less "BAN VIDEO GAMES FOR JESUS!"
When one realises the power this man holds by his voice or decision making process alone we should be more than concerned. I'm not concerned because he will try to limit access to a medium I enjoy but because he will apply that same type of arbitrary logical gymnastics to OTHER decisions. Decisions that could have far more importance than just electronic media. In a first past the post system of decision making his single vote could change policy.Hagi said:theheroofaction said:I think the issue isn't that this is just a random somebody, it's that this is an elected US senator.6th And Silver said:
That means we do have a bit of a situation here...
This is the price of living longer lives, all the old dinosaurs are still stomping around, scared shitless of all these new fangled technologies.
Hey Senator.. I'll make you a deal, I'll concede life begins at conception if you'll concede it should end when you're about 60.
Hey Senator.. I'll make you a deal, I'll concede life begins at conception if you'll concede it should end when you're about 60.
"I think videogames [sic] is a bigger problem than guns, because videogames affect people," he said.
And guns don't!?!
I just....ARGHHHH!
My brain!
The stupidity is hurting me!
[HEADING=1]Make the bad man go away!!! D:[/HEADING]
And guns don't!?!
I just....ARGHHHH!
My brain!
The stupidity is hurting me!
[HEADING=1]Make the bad man go away!!! D:[/HEADING]
Ugh, here comes the idiotic guns vs games arguments. I mean, the guys is a moron. He clearly has an agenda that would make him favor guns over video games, coupled with the fact that he is 100 years old. I have to say though, it's kind of laughable that he would get accused of blindly following his agenda when this article also follows it's own agenda of blindly blaming guns. Now I guess I can expect the large influx of people who think looking at statistics will tell them how good or bad a society is. Either way, this old man is stupid. Though, as he said, both guns and video games are protected by the constitution. I'm grateful, to be honest.
Breaking news: politician says something stupid.
Stay tuned later tonight for coverage of water being wet.
Stay tuned later tonight for coverage of water being wet.
Stereotypes exist for a reason. The republican platform generally runs on homophobia, techno-phobia and christian fundamentalism. Does it represent everyone who leans right? No. But it does represent the vast majority of whom you're voting for and the most vocal portion of the republican base. Last year I saw more "Obama's war on religion, get prayer in our schools, kill all the brown and gay people" rallies than I can count within driving distance and I live in a blue state. Also lets not kid ourselves and pretend that one side is more nazi-esque than the other. Both parties want to push this country toward fascism.the doom cannon said:
It seems like the politicians idiocy is affecting you, therefore a big problem.Fiz_The_Toaster said:
Political idiocy should be band.
[sub][sub][sub]Big fucking chance of that happening[/sub][/sub][/sub]
"I think an ignorant politician is a bigger problem than guns, because ignorant politicians affect people,"
I know my government is capable of saying really stupid and ignorant shit, but that really tops everything.-Dragmire- said:
Political idiocy should be banned since it can cause aneurysms from the stupid rays.
[sub][sub]It's a nice thought, but I don't see that happening either. Such a shame. :/[/sub][/sub]
Let me list of things that are genuinely wrong with the world.
-Oppression
-Corporate greed
-The existence of money
-Politics
-Exploitation
-Discrimination
-Stigma towards those treated for mental illness
-Judgement
-Lenient justice
Now for a couple of things that aren't wrong.
-The existence of firearms
-Freedom of speech
-Artistic expression
The problem isn't video games or guns, it's how the world works.
But we might be too lazy to fix that, so let's just blame everything else to sleep better at night.
-Oppression
-Corporate greed
-The existence of money
-Politics
-Exploitation
-Discrimination
-Stigma towards those treated for mental illness
-Judgement
-Lenient justice
Now for a couple of things that aren't wrong.
-The existence of firearms
-Freedom of speech
-Artistic expression
The problem isn't video games or guns, it's how the world works.
But we might be too lazy to fix that, so let's just blame everything else to sleep better at night.
Old people are so adorable.
Some of them I think you could dangle an xbox case in front of their eyes and they'd run for the hills.
I would like to see less glorification of the military and guns in my games sure, but I don't get to make that call about what is allowed to be in media, as long as people in real life, in movies, in books and television still see using a gun in everyday life as acceptable. I don't like alot of things in games. To which others should reply; "...And?"
So, yeah, shut up. Stop tugging at the heartstrings of people who are victim to gun violence by giving them a strawman to light on fire. It does nothing.
Some of them I think you could dangle an xbox case in front of their eyes and they'd run for the hills.
I would like to see less glorification of the military and guns in my games sure, but I don't get to make that call about what is allowed to be in media, as long as people in real life, in movies, in books and television still see using a gun in everyday life as acceptable. I don't like alot of things in games. To which others should reply; "...And?"
So, yeah, shut up. Stop tugging at the heartstrings of people who are victim to gun violence by giving them a strawman to light on fire. It does nothing.