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To: South40

I say no, they desensitize people to violence but that is not the same as incitement. As was once said on the influence of video games, if gamers always tried to emulate them, in the 80s they would have been running around mazes munching on yellow dots and fruit while hiding from ghosts.


15 posted on 09/20/2013 2:51:14 PM PDT by freedom462
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To: freedom462
"As was once said on the influence of video games, if gamers always tried to emulate them, in the 80s they would have been running around mazes munching on yellow dots and fruit while hiding from ghosts."

I would venture that the overwhelming majority of US tank commanders at the Battle of 73 Easting had sunk at least a few quarters in Battle Zone...


49 posted on 09/20/2013 4:54:00 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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