Michael Moore says "Video game/Violence link is nothing but panic"...

[Mentok]

http://www.gamerandy.com/archives/2006/04/george_gets_mic.shtml

One of the biggest factors to arise in the post-Columbine hysteria was the violent video games panic. In Bowling for Columbine, you didn’t speak about any of those notions.

There was nothing to say about it.

You didn’t think that it was worth mentioning?

There wasn’t a real issue there, that’s just it. There’s nothing to the idea at all, it’s just panic. That whole angle is overblown.

 

[Doc_OCK_4MUGEN]

Finally someone noticed that the VG Violence angle was used as a scapegoat... those *Bleep!* were *Bleep!* nuts!!

 

[Matt]

And people say Michael Moore is nuts. He is really the first public figure who had the balls to say that

 

[A.J.Rimmer(BSC)]

And people say Michael Moore is nuts. He is really the first public figure who had the balls to say that

balls AND common sense....


I'm hoping the violence issue will die down soon like the violence/cinema debate, as more adults play games now and realise not to listen to the God fearing d**ks who come up with this crap.

I did my second year thesis on videogame violence (quite interesting imo) and it amazes me how people can claim such stupid ideas without any shred of conclusive evidence....

 

[Horrorfan]

I don't agree with all his views, even though he makes entertaining movies, but it's about time someone said this.


I don't know why anyone ever replied to accusations of games causing violence with 'OMG the world was a peaceful utopia before pong?????'

 

[Benstamania]

Why did it have to come from Moore? I still loath the clown but I'm surprised he's the only one that says this. Now all we need is for Hillary and ol' Joe Lieberman to wake up and smell the coffee.

 

[블라스]

Any chance I could see that thesis?
Sounds very interesting.

 

[WhatsHisFace]

I wouldn't expect a flaming liberal to say this, with Hilary Clinton, Joe Lieberman and Jack Thompson saying the opposite.

 

[SouLeSS]

Oh, well now that Michael Moore said it, it must be true!

 

[WhatsHisFace]

It was true before Moore said it.

 

[Addendum]

Oh, well now that Michael Moore said it, it must be true!

Should we believe what Hilary, Libermann, and that nutter Thompson are spouting about video games without anything to back up their statements other than their emotions?

 

[MangleBoP]

About time that fat@$$ mother4^(<er got SOMETHING right!

 

[Addendum]

It's amusing how people who disagree with Moore's views bring an unrelated thing (his weight) into things.

 

[Benstamania]

I wouldn't expect a flaming liberal to say this, with Hilary Clinton, Joe Lieberman and Jack Thompson saying the opposite.

That's exactly what I was thinking. Moore isn't just liberal, he's "booed off the stage by other Liberals Liberal."

Just sortof shocking.

 

[hippie_hunter]

I actually agree with Michael Moore

 

[MangleBoP]

It's amusing how people who disagree with Moore's views bring an unrelated thing (his weight) into things.

It's amusing (and ironic) that a man who weighs 400+ pounds spends so much time and energy 8!+9#!~6 and complaining about the excesses of American society.

 

[Horrorfan]

It's amusing (and ironic) that a man who weighs 400+ pounds spends so much time and energy 8!+9#!~6 and complaining about the excesses of American society.

LOL true, true

 

[kytrigger]

I actually agree with Michael Moore

I know, it hurts me to say it too, but it's true this time...

 

[jaydawg]

Funny, considering he choose to use video game clips in Bowling for Columbine to implicate that games played a roll in the shootings....

 

[SpiderHulkThing]

yeah i think i remember a clip in the movie as well. but its been awhile since i've seen it and i only saw it once. anyway, violent people play violent games. but they should be thankful that most reasonable, intelligent, violent people take out thier frustration on video games rather than in real life.

 

[terry78]

You would think conservatives would be the ones with the sticks up their ass about game violence. Go figure that one. Must be a gun thang.

 

[Capt Throbberson]

And people say Michael Moore is nuts. He is really the first public figure who had the balls to say that

Bush said it once

 

[terry78]

^He was chock full of jagermeister at the time, though.

 

[kytrigger]

^He was chock full of jagermeister at the time, though.

so the man has taste....

 

[War Lord]

Michael Moore is wrong.

It's well known that the more you practice something, the more likely that you will react as you have practiced. It's why sports and the military constantly have their people run drills.