Those "different reasons" really sound like one and the same, honestly.
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Illinois State Representative introduces bill to ban violent video games
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Unwilling to address the socioeconomic conditions that actually lead to crime they choose to ban fun instead.
Hey cmon, remember that democrats started the anti-vacc movement. Give them some credit here.
Bringing back a classic!
Ignoring real problems and making up solutions to problems that don't actually exist. That's also a classic!
Ignoring real problems and making up solutions to problems that don't actually exist. That's also a classic!
And you would be right, I'm just trying to focus on one of the fundamental differences, that Democrats focus on problems before they occur, Republicans focus on them only after the fact. Trump didn't mention word one about violent games until AFTER school shootings started taking place.
I feel like in this day and age there are enough adults playing games that this would be political suicide.
Jack is that you?!
But seriously. These politicians and people that absolutely refuse to look into the communities at large where these issues exist and do nothing but blame stuff like games disgust me.
But seriously. These politicians and people that absolutely refuse to look into the communities at large where these issues exist and do nothing but blame stuff like games disgust me.
As opposed to art that provokes no emotional reaction whatsoever? Sounds rather boring.
Black reps, from poor Black neighborhoods like this, aren't the ones unwilling to address the socioeconomic causes of crime. If y'all are gonna talk shit about politicians, make sure you're talking about the right ones- namely Illinois' white suburban and rural representatives. Not this dude.
Sorry didn't read the article to be honest and made some assumptions.
As opposed to art that bring up other types of emotions like farming sims or ones that play it safe life blasting robots or giant bugs.
On the music side you have music ranging from killing snitches and their families and friends to love songs asking someone to marry you. It's annoying politicians only take aim at games.
Yep, however if we in US adopted German gun laws that could certainly solve things. However, nah, that's silly, guns don't kill people, but apparently video games do.
Those are only passive media you see. /s
I hate to engage in whataboutisms but the things that get discussed in print, on film and in music are a lot more disturbing to me than parodies the game industry come up with.
I don't think politicians should take aim at any form of art just because it contains violent content. Art is provocative, it's a expression of the human experience, and many times that experience is ugly, tragic, brutal, and unjust. That isn't something we should just shy away from because we wish we lived in a better world where these things didn't happen.
And politicians do take aim at other media - look at the hysteria there's over certain genres of music and film over the years. It's a meaningless gesture to appease constituents in an attempt to make them seam like they're doing something, as oppose to trying to solve the core issues that create these problems - something which would require deeper structural change no politician wishes to touch.
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I agree and you can easily say this is illegal but the appeal is still there. Maybe even more so for those on the fringes. You can go the China route and ban anything seen as harmful or do nothing which could inspire the next generation of whatever is being promoted. I think the solution is somewhere in the middle. Do enough research to draw a correlation between consumption violent media and behavior. If there is one tax the producers like cigarettes. If there isn't then leave it be.
I only say that because even though games are art they are also products first and foremost. I don't put them on the same level as a shocking image from a war photographer or non-fiction book about a tragic event. Modern music and film are the same way to lesser extent. Hopefully you can take the extra revenues and put in place helpful resources for those going through what some pieces of art seek to glorify.
Haha, got on a bit of a soapbox. My apologies.
P.S. context is also important. Obvious works of fiction or historical dramatizations are different than a contemporary artist talking, singing, writing about illegal/violent acts they may or may not do.