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In reply to the discussion: Hi... I'm Ohio Joe, a Host of the Gaming group... I feel I should say something... [View all]2ndAmForComputers
(3,527 posts)16. The videogame-less, porn-less, anything-fun-less utopia you want will never happen.
Chew on that.
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Hi... I'm Ohio Joe, a Host of the Gaming group... I feel I should say something... [View all]
Ohio Joe
Dec 2012
OP
Man I'm serious it is the <I dont play games therefore I dont care if they are banned phenom>
Puzzledtraveller
Dec 2012
#87
Well in Femrap's case we could advocate for the banning of all trolls from DU.
white_wolf
Dec 2012
#93
Awwww, a victim. Do you really wish to re-litigate THAT? Because FUCK GUNS is nothing like ...
11 Bravo
Dec 2012
#117
kwolf68 seems to be (even though I disagree with him/her) a mentally balanced person.
2ndAmForComputers
Dec 2012
#142
The First Amendment has zilch to do with an internet message board
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
Dec 2012
#78
The videogame-less, porn-less, anything-fun-less utopia you want will never happen.
2ndAmForComputers
Dec 2012
#16
I did. Oh and I took a philosophy class in college where I learned about fallices.
white_wolf
Dec 2012
#82
What sort of message does NASA send when they encourage attacks on our lunar sister?
Warren DeMontague
Dec 2012
#22
Guns are only part of the problem. The mental health of those with guns is part of the problem.
rhett o rick
Dec 2012
#17
It's our problem. These parents say no to their children when it comes to sex-porn.
rhett o rick
Dec 2012
#139
No, the issue is guns. The common denominator in all these stories is high-powered weapons designed
Warren DeMontague
Dec 2012
#28
I'm not "making it about" the other shit. You are ignoring "the other shit". That's all.
WheelWalker
Dec 2012
#123
I understand; and I agree. But a "war on guns" is as likely to be successful as
WheelWalker
Dec 2012
#128
Do you think society would be better off with LESS glorified violence instead of MORE?
randome
Dec 2012
#37
I don't think violence is glorified. I think it's amplified. Representations of it are not IT, howev
ancianita
Dec 2012
#112
I don't think your use of glorified means what you think it means. We're basically calling the same
ancianita
Dec 2012
#132
Agreed. I have yet to read about anyone using a video game as a murder weapon in a mass killing...
OldDem2012
Dec 2012
#46
How's about something that looks like a video game that actually kills people...like a drone attack
dkf
Dec 2012
#55
Oh, please. Drones are clearly not a video game, and they aren't being used....
OldDem2012
Dec 2012
#59
Monopoly was actually invented to educate kids about the evils of capitalism.
white_wolf
Dec 2012
#103
I'm stuck with family this holiday, so smoke a big one for me. Please, please. <3 nt
cecilfirefox
Dec 2012
#115
Wow! I read that thread and didn't understand a damn thing that was being
madinmaryland
Dec 2012
#136