September 27, 2007 -
The organization of far-out political figure Lyndon LaRouche, which blamed the Virginia Tech massacre on video games, has now targeted Halo 3.An article on the LaRouche website (see: Halo 3: The Third Wave of Destroying the U.S.) rhetorically asks:
What kind of perverse mind would develop such a thing to lure in so many youthful and vibrant minds?
...How does one young adult get corrupted into becoming a psychotic-mass killer, or a mere useless drone for the likes of... [Vice-president] Dick Cheney? The most obvious answer to any thinking individual— is to dehumanize the image of human beings.
There are many tedious details and complexities that go behind the production of such games as Counterstrike, World of Warcraft, Entropia Universe, EVE-Online and Halo 3. However, once that dehumanizing process has been accomplished, the ability of making useless wars (like that of Iraq, today) and mass killing of innocent people, as in the case of the Virginia Tech incident, are stepping stones for the unleashing of a New Dark Age...
GP: Thanks to longtime GP reader Soldat Louis for the tip!
Comments
Check the Gamepolitics forums. That's how I found out.
Halo 3 came out? OH NO, IT'S THE APOCALYPSE!
There's a passage in the bible, something along the lines of
Thou shalt not know the hour of my return, so be always ready.
If La Roach was as pious as he likes to act, he'd know that he's setting it back.
This is probably his same logic with Halo and even WoW. The PvP is likely a major factor. You can kill a person without a moments hesitation. He likely thinks that desensitizes people. The problem with that logic is obvious. When you kill a person in the real world... they die never to return. When you kill a person in Halo... They respawn in 5 seconds, pick up a gun and cap your ass. You'd have to be a Larouchie to not realize that it's fake.
@ GregoriusH
I doubt he's concerned about economic output. Look at how big Halo 3 is. They have a drink deal, for crying out loud! If this doesn't boost economic output, I don't know what will. Well, "Halo Flu" aside.
@ Zerodash
Dick Cheney probably turned down Larouches advances and now, like any good spurned lover, Larouche is out for revenge.
Honestly, I don't know. I think Larouche dislikes Cheny because it's popular to dislike him and he thinks that will help him draw in more young men to have sex with. I mean cult members. I mean Larouche Youth members. No, wait, I mean cult members.
@ DeusPayne
No, he blames all the world's problems on... everything. Television, video games, the Republican party, The Democratic party, county music, rock music, John Lenon, Chess, ect. This guy hates more than he likes. He's a nut job.
Kudos on the pic made me lol.
Apparently they don't understand that people need leisure time as well work time.
The multiplayer part is just like previous Halo's as far as I understand.
But seriously, shouldn't these nutbars being doing something with their time other than bitching and whining about tapping buttons on a controller?
And people wonder why the "terrists" hate us.
Come on now, we all know that video games require nothing less than fanatical devotion, to the detriment of one's life and, more importantly for LaRouche it seems, to the detriment of one's economic output. It is entirely absurd that video games could possibly be enjoyed in moderation in the same way that people enjoy other hobbies, and it is also absurd that the human mind could possibly draw a distinction between the rules which drive a virtual reality and the moral and physical rules that underpin reality as a whole.
There are many studies which have proven these findings. Hundreds of them in fact. No really, on average they publish seventeen new studies per day that support such points. I would show you them, but I won't.
That may actually be the problem. Early in their lives, they became so ultra-serious about life that they never did anything in the name of stress relief or leisure and their brains became a mushy, dribbling mess which led to the absolute absurd conspiracy theories that they are making today.
Ok, project for the ingenious parody writers here:
Create a website that is a parody charity site. It must focus on the seriously mentally challenged, specifically, that segment that seems limited to outrageous and totally idiotic ideas. Not talking about minor conspiracy theorists but rather completely off the wall ones. People who completely rant and rave with nothing intelligent to focus on. Basically, the complete nutcases. It must solely be seeking volunteer support to help bring back these "lost souls" from the brink of utter "brain mushiness" and never ask for financial support. (We don't want people collecting money falsely. :) )
Ah! I've got it! Not "mentally challenged" (as there are a legitimate group of people who fall into that catagory) but rather the "Mentally Skewed" or "Mentally Mushed"! That'll work. :)
Cookie to the first successful creation.
Two cookies if you create a forum and no less than 10 people sign up thinking you're serious and want to help. :)
Nightwng2000
NW2K Software
WHAT ?
For only one reason. The lulz.
I mean, this is from a cult that thinks CHESS is evil.
@ DarrelBT
Wait, WHAT? WHAT??
This guy also hates H. G. Wells. I guess I will never be able to sympathize with them.
PS Will Lard be commenting on this article. ;)
E. Zachary Knight
Divine Knight Gaming
OK Game Devs
Random Tower
Discussions about Larouche by Ex-Larouchites (They've realised that they've been played for suckers). Should give you a good idea about the Larouche cult.
Wait. What?
WoW? EVE? When were either of these games remotely violent? They sure as heck aren't the kind of game that keeps getting labled as "murder simulators." As for Halo 3, I haven't played it yet, but aren't you still fighting aliens for the most part?
Why, the fun-loving people at Bungie, of course. As for the "dark age", if Halo 3 is an indication of it, then bring on the darkness.
"…How does one young adult get corrupted into becoming a psychotic-mass killer..."
I don't know... Broken homes, abuse family life, bieng severely traumitized at an early age, etc?
"...or a mere useless drone for the likes of… [Vice-president] Dick Cheney?"
Such as the useless drones that follow LaRouche around, spewing little to nothing but the blatantly false and ridiculouos lies that he fills their once free minds with.
Nah nah, I'm just kidding. I'm sure Halo 3's a good game.
@ DarrelBT and DavCube : don't forget they also hate country music, jazz, Voltaire, Descartes, and Euclidian Geometry.
There was no such thing as war, no such thing as school violence, and when people all over the world were not constantly inventing things to benefit the whole of humanity, they were busy hugging each other ever so gently.
Clearly video games are the reason our world is in such a sorry state.
NOT EUCLIDIAN GEOMETRY, ANYTHING BUT THAT, wait, what makes geometry euclidian again?
I'm pretending to be an idiot, what LaRoach's excuse?
RELIGION. THE BIG THREE. WHEREIN PEOPLE LIKE THE POPES AND CARDINALS HAD THEIR OWN ARMIES, AS DID THE MUSLIMS.
Translation: I don't understand or play vidya games, therefore they're spooky and evil, and must be banned!
Oh and kudos to whoever chose the picture for this article. Funny stuff.
Conejo Says:
do we really need to cover things LaRouche says?
For the sake of a good laugh, I hope so.
he's probably talking about this:
http://www.loadingreadyrun.com/videos/view/228/Halo%3A+The+Future+of+Gaming
lol at halo 5 made by nintendo :)
http://www.loadingreadyrun.com/videos/view/228 (SFW, no worries)
Clearly it's a documentary by some clairvoyant warning us of our impending doom.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_E._Dec
This from the guy who brainwashes young kid and turns them into the LaRouche youth? A group of kids who insult those who do not think like them and at times use violence as a means to try and beat down their opponents?
You know from this guys list on what is corrupting the world we would need to ban everything to make him happy. LaRouche is nothing more than a old man with nothing better to do with his time so he decides to Troll real life and blame everyone who doesn't think or believe like him.
I see that as much more opportunistic and perverse than a game.
Jack Thompson, I apologised. You are still a dickhead, but you have never ruined many youths' lives as much as LaRouche had done. Also, at least you DO know what "fun" is.
He apparently blames the declining American economy and the collapse of the Minnesota bridge on games. When you believe that games could cause a building to fall down, saying that games started a war would make perfect sense.
Clearly games distracted the safety commisiioners from devoting the necessary time to inspecting and developing scietific solutions that would have prevented the bridge colapse. ;)
E. Zachary Knight
Divine Knight Gaming
OK Game Devs
Random Tower
LaRouche is one of the most idotic people I have ever seen. I've got his "Dark Age" right fucking here..