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In reply to the discussion: *Scapegoating video games and other violent media is nonsense* [View all]jeff47
(26,549 posts)59. Only if you don't know what actually happens in those violent video games
They depict violence and the result of violence as awful. Their stories are variations on "war is hell". Friends of the hero die needlessly and uselessly. This is different from violent movies and TV, where violence is an excellent solution to the lead character's problem.
If your choice is buying the game Gears of War 3 or the movie Patton, Gears of War will do better at teaching your kid that violence is bad, war is bad, global warming is bad and WMDs are horrific. Even though the kid will be running around with a chainsaw strapped to an assault rifle.
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whatchamacallit
Dec 2012
OP
Actually, it's corporations using sophisticated marketing techniques making those video games...
KittyWampus
Dec 2012
#15
You are free to believe what you want. Or you can choose to believe in science.
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#11
Mass killings have been up since the advent of violent computer games (the last 2 decades).
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#27
If you believe so strongly in correlative evidence, then tell me what this means
Major Nikon
Dec 2012
#38
I love video games. Who is "anti-video games"? And people who buy into violent crap are tools of the
KittyWampus
Dec 2012
#18
Who is anti-video? Let's have some names. Did they send you e-mails? Or on TV?
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#32
Few things are caused by ONE thing. It's probably a combination. Besides, you're confusing CAUSE
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#20
What do you think has a more profound effect on an unstable personality
whatchamacallit
Dec 2012
#31
Really? There are plenty of hard-core gun enthusiasts who would argue with you about the gun link.
randome
Dec 2012
#43
Let me qualify: I don't believe any media - makes anybody - do anything crazy
whatchamacallit
Dec 2012
#40