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I can make up my own mind...sometimes
Distaph | 8:12 AM on 09.04.2007 6 comments


I love the hypocrisy here. The Manhunt 2 articles wail about how we are adults and can make up our own minds. We don't need federal babysitters making sure we don't see anything that might hurt our little heads. Then I get to the America's Army Protest article, and suddenly I need to be protected from being tricked into enlisting by a video game.

Either video games influence us or they don't. You can't play that card only when it suits your agenda. I've been playing games for about 20 years now. Mario never made me think that was what life was like for a plumber. Final Fantasy never gave me the urge to get a bad haircut and act like a pussy. Now let me say that I hold no beef with the military. If you sign up on your own accord to do what you feel is right, then more power to you. My rant here has nothing to do with my personal feelings on the war. However, if you are stupid enough to sign up for the military due to a fucking video game, then say hello to Darwin for me.



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bhive01's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/04/2007 08:32
bhive01
Someone was asking what a good post looks like... This is a good post.

Hypocrisy FTL.

I'd personally prefer to have more freedom than have to rely on the government to tell me what and how to do everything. But, the government is useful sometimes.
BluDesign's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/04/2007 08:36
BluDesign
@Distaph

The only problem is that Destructoid is not one person. It's many people. With different opinions. If all opinions were equal, you'd be right in calling hypocrisy, but they're not.

So far as I've read, Nex hasn't weighed in his opinion on Manhunt, and Jim didn't comment on the AA article.
Neonie's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/04/2007 08:42
Neonie
Well personally I've played Americas Army. I liked Americas Army, but I sure as fuck am not going to go and join the military becuase of it.

It's a game, it will always be a game. And if your mind set, before playing that game is "I ain't going to fucking Iraq to get my ass blown off."

Then that mind set is doing going to change before or after you play AA.
gomeja's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/04/2007 08:46
gomeja
America's Army taught me to chuck flash grenades during the first 10 seconds of a match to obliterate my opponent, every match.
blehman's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/04/2007 08:49
blehman
I must agree with Neonie here, playing America's Army didn't get me to join the military. I signed up before the game even came out. After I got out, I played it, and there is no way in good goddamn hell that game would've gottten me to join.

Either you know what you want, or you don't. No game is going to influence you to do something you don't want to do in the first place. Unless you're an idiot.
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