Barbados Govt. Minister Encourages Students to Say No to Violent Games

I don't know what's up with the recent wave of developing countries (Barbados, Thailand, South Africa) getting up in arms about video games, as they are luxuries that most people in developing countries cannot afford to buy. I guess they do have cheaper access to the games in arcades. But the point still stands. They're debating over forms of recreation that are not so common as in richer countries.

Maybe the worry is related to the fact that violent militant activity is more common in developing countries? And that leads to recruiting underage kids in military forces, which already happens in many 3rd world countries with internal struggles.

To be fair, she is sort of right in a way that media does influence the way you think and how you live and choose your life style. The more time you spend with virtual firearms, the more likely you will be attached to real firearms. The more time you spend with a fantasy world, the more time you will be attracted to that kind of world. And there are specific examples where that happens. Most furries will agree that they are what they are because of media, they spend more time around fuzzy human-animal like people on TV, art, or games the more they admire it. 

To her arguement, there is a brick wall you hit with this because of simple human morals. You know shooting innocent people in real life is wrong, and that moral is your sheild against being attracted to violent or wrongful acts. Who develops that sheild? Parents and Teachers. 

Guess where your focous should be? 

Why not ban sports too. There is very clear evidence that it causes violence. In hockey, you see fights in every other game. What about the crowd. You see events where dozens of people are dead due to a mass fight while watching sports. You see bar fights due to arguing fans. The list goes on.

NEWSFLASH! Talking head says "Blah Blah Blah" without any proof of anything at all. I'm glad she included all media in her statement though that way everyone can join in the rolling of eyes and get a good laugh out of it. While shes at it she should stage a massive rally for everyone to bring their TV to a crusher or something stupid like that. I sincerely hope everyone in Barbados goes along with this whole idea. That way when they still have violence and crimes we can all sit back and laugh at how it did no good.

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''Because when you keep watching that violence and playing it on the video games, it becomes part of your lifestyle and something you think you can do when somebody gets you angry. ''

er.. not for me. 20+ years playing them and it hasnt become part of my lifestyle. it is NOT something i think i can do when somebody gets me angry. In fact i RARELY even get angry. (I actually dont remember the last time i even shouted at somebody).

SO where is the problem? is it with the tv and videogames? or... is it with.... you. Because thats the changing variable here. Not the media.

Im not stupid enough to think that, because i have learned to use my brain to reason things through logically. And i understand that a magic box that displays pictures to me, isnt a guide to what you MUST do in real life. Its somebody elses representation of something.

Just like if a guy tells me 'Hey stick your hand in a fire it feels really nice and soothing', my brain kicks in, and i think.. hmm.. thats his representation, but it may not necessarily be true. I THINK that fire burns. So .. NO.. i will not stick my hand in a fire. Its the SAME THING.

Unforunately we are fundementally a tribal race designed for competition whether through sports, violence, or other means.  I mean technically sports is a violent endevor in a lot of ways.  Oddly enough the most violent doesn't always equal the most deaths in a sport either.  Horse racing tends to have a lot of injuries and death, does that automatically make it the most violent?  It's a dumb plan on a equal level of abstinence.  The excess energy should be expelled through some means, and technically video games are not enough.  It should be accompanied with an adequate amount of excerise as well.

People....correct....goveremnts.......grow up.... the more you nanny a populace the more they will revolt....
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