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randome

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12. The number of gamers you hang out with is miniscule.

Reply to SomethingFishy (Reply #10)

Mon Dec 17, 2012, 06:05 PM

Dec 2012

Unless you 'game' 24/7. Your anecdotal evidence means next to nothing.

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Gamers are the least violent people I know... [View all] SomethingFishy Dec 2012 OP

It's desperate redirection RomneyLies Dec 2012 #1

i agree moxie.lu Dec 2012 #3

it is so obvious and such a great tactic, around half of us fall for it every time. Warren Stupidity Dec 2012 #7

Yeah. "Oh, sure guns. Um but FIRST we must address video games, movies, fluoridation, ring around Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #11

+1 Matariki Dec 2012 #15

I think this is an issue of some liberals unable to examine their own hypocritical behavior KittyWampus Dec 2012 #36

Japan has much more violent videogames than the U.S. white_wolf Dec 2012 #50

Of course there's a culture of violence and it starts at the very top Fumesucker Dec 2012 #57

Right. We're the WAR culture. Our main industry is WAR and WAR product. nt valerief Dec 2012 #59

"I'm just flabbergasted people don't see it" +10000 Matariki Dec 2012 #76

Yes but there is a difference between real violence and make believe violence Matariki Dec 2012 #75

Oh I can point the finger at guns and gun nuts. I can also call out the Culture of Violence KittyWampus Dec 2012 #33

Could you define "Culture of Violence" for me? n/t RomneyLies Dec 2012 #44

Most med school students/surgeons game OhioChick Dec 2012 #2

Oh sure, they're not violent. Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2012 #4

I agree that gaming is not to blame. randome Dec 2012 #5

this kind of anecdotal claim is so silly. cali Dec 2012 #6

So you have first hand experience with the gaming community? SomethingFishy Dec 2012 #10

The number of gamers you hang out with is miniscule. randome Dec 2012 #12

LMAO.. well I'm glad you are around to tell me how many gamers I hang out with.. SomethingFishy Dec 2012 #14

No one said you're violent. randome Dec 2012 #20

Come on, have you *ever* heard of a riot at gaming convention? Fumesucker Dec 2012 #24

I already said gaming is not to blame for the Newtown shooting. randome Dec 2012 #26

Some people are going to be violent Fumesucker Dec 2012 #31

why yes I do. My son is an avid gamer cali Dec 2012 #93

I play Civ V Starry Messenger Dec 2012 #8

That's always my strategy in Civ. white_wolf Dec 2012 #17

I prefer going for the space race victory. Odin2005 Dec 2012 #84

I've occasionally had that urge, but I don't play enough economics sims to afford it. (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2012 #21

I did once theKed Dec 2012 #43

Me, too. I raze and nuke cities. Odin2005 Dec 2012 #83

This sub thread is awesome. Starry Messenger Dec 2012 #86

Heh, in Civ4 you have to watch out when you use nukes... Odin2005 Dec 2012 #87

There' a bag af Cheetos that doesn't agree... 99Forever Dec 2012 #9

Stole it for my sig. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #16

NP, I see you left me a copy. 99Forever Dec 2012 #34

HEY. YOU! Matariki Dec 2012 #13

So, what does correlate with violent behavior? reformist2 Dec 2012 #18

Not video games as various studies show. white_wolf Dec 2012 #19

And there are also various studies that DO show a correlation Hugabear Dec 2012 #23

When was the last time an athlete went on a mass-murder spree? Hugabear Dec 2012 #22

Show me studies that back your statement up white_wolf Dec 2012 #25

Just because you choose to ignore them doesn't mean there aren't any. Hugabear Dec 2012 #38

And a quick Google search will bring up just as many that say otherwise. white_wolf Dec 2012 #40

What about the effects of violent games on mentally unbalanced people? Hugabear Dec 2012 #78

Shit, the nightly news can desensitize one to violence justiceischeap Dec 2012 #28

Mass murders are a small percentage of the firearms murder rate overall Fumesucker Dec 2012 #29

5 MONTHS AGO. JAMES EAGAN HOLMES WAS AN ATHLETE. Bicoastal Dec 2012 #56

Not violent, but definately the least able to cope with emotional turmoil and Extinction Burst galileoreloaded Dec 2012 #27

Bullshit. white_wolf Dec 2012 #37

Doom was a USMC simulator galileoreloaded Dec 2012 #90

WTF?? Doom was created from the ashes of Wolfenstein 3D SomethingFishy Dec 2012 #91

Oh my god this hilarious. white_wolf Dec 2012 #92

"Remember who made Doom." Um, iD software? Bicoastal Dec 2012 #42

Isn;t there always some sort of frenzy that such-and-such game is "evil?" sakabatou Dec 2012 #51

He's referring to John Carnack. Codeine Dec 2012 #65

If that's all they got on him... Bicoastal Dec 2012 #67

Full blown INFJ introvert here. galileoreloaded Dec 2012 #89

Violent video games are popular all over the developed hifiguy Dec 2012 #30

Trouble is you don't know everybody cbrer Dec 2012 #32

Japan has games so violent no other nation wants them Fumesucker Dec 2012 #35

Yeah, Japan has a lot of games never released in the western markets. white_wolf Dec 2012 #39

Japans' National Ethos cbrer Dec 2012 #45

Evidently Americans are uniquely susceptible to violent video games Fumesucker Dec 2012 #55

Right. We get that. cbrer Dec 2012 #58

Alcohol is the drug most commonly linked with violence Fumesucker Dec 2012 #60

Oh right! cbrer Dec 2012 #80

Well, quite a few seem particularly unhinged - enlightenment Dec 2012 #41

But you're STILL judging many by the actions of a few. Bicoastal Dec 2012 #48

"Quite a few"? Out of how many total gamers? Any stats to back up your claim? nt. OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #53

The military uses videos like this to train soldiers. pnwmom Dec 2012 #46

ANYTHING can have a negative effect on "certain susceptible people." Bicoastal Dec 2012 #52

Most socially maladjusted nerds are totally nonviolent Warpy Dec 2012 #47

They only thing that's violent about them... sakabatou Dec 2012 #49

Funny thing, I believe gamers and the mentally ill are about equally violent. HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #54

I am amazed Livluvgrow Dec 2012 #61

When we were kids we didn't use simulators, we used BB guns on each other Fumesucker Dec 2012 #63

Fumesucker, what is your avatar picture? Codeine Dec 2012 #68

Google Kelly Freas n/t Fumesucker Dec 2012 #71

Ahah! Thank you! nt Codeine Dec 2012 #72

"Killing simulators". You're a silly one. nt Codeine Dec 2012 #66

what is the difference Livluvgrow Dec 2012 #69

I think it's convenient to turn a VERY NECESSARY conversation about gun control Matariki Dec 2012 #77

Sorry Livluvgrow Dec 2012 #79

Right, because old folks never played Cowboys and Indians when they were kids. Odin2005 Dec 2012 #85

I am not a gamer Kalidurga Dec 2012 #62

Im a gamer, And I am just about the least likely person to get into any sort of violence. Mr.Turnip Dec 2012 #64

Should we ban it Livluvgrow Dec 2012 #70

John Lennon's killer was obsessed with Catcher in the Rye, we should clean that up too Fumesucker Dec 2012 #74

In places like South Korea, Heywood J Dec 2012 #73

Every person I know who is anti-video games is a Baby Boomer. Odin2005 Dec 2012 #81

I am not a boomer Livluvgrow Dec 2012 #88

I'm a pro-video game Boomer. In fact, I suggest that a video game curriculum be in schools. ancianita Dec 2012 #95

Good grief! HappyMe Dec 2012 #96

Here is a gamer and I don't like guns loyalkydem Dec 2012 #82

Representations of violence aren't violence; a lived culture of gun violence is closer to the cause. ancianita Dec 2012 #94