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Jedi Guy

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19. Speaking as someone who's been playing video games for over three decades...

Reply to kimbutgar (Reply #10)

Mon Apr 22, 2019, 05:47 PM

Apr 2019

Don't tie my hobby to these wackjobs, please and thank you. Millions upon millions of people the world over, young and old, play and enjoy video games every day. The vast, overwhelming majority of them have never harmed anyone and never will.

The moral panic around video games is just as absurd as that around comic books, movies and TV shows, and certain genres of music.

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Leader of armed group at U.S. border boasted of assassination training: FBI [View all] demmiblue Apr 2019 OP

Typical MAGA guy. n/t RKP5637 Apr 2019 #1

They've got such a hard-on to try out their weaponry on human targets. forgotmylogin Apr 2019 #4

Exactly! Guns, Dicks and MAGA hats. All set to play with their dicks, oops, guns! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2019 #6

This is very dagerous for Democracy Perseus Apr 2019 #2

Yep, it's all the same shit and they get way too far of a free pass in the US for inane reasons. And RKP5637 Apr 2019 #7

Amazingly, it makes a colossal difference whether the militias are protecting the prey or predators. Judi Lynn Apr 2019 #32

"I was just joking", "I was being sarcastic". maxsolomon Apr 2019 #3

My biggest fear is one of those yahoos will commit mass genocide of migrants kimbutgar Apr 2019 #5

Left unrestrained it's just a matter of time. They love their war games and would probably like to RKP5637 Apr 2019 #8

Those video shoot em up games are really dangerous also. kimbutgar Apr 2019 #10

Yep, they are incredibly dangerous ... and I think promote the desire to imitate. n/t RKP5637 Apr 2019 #11

Speaking as someone who's been playing video games for over three decades... Jedi Guy Apr 2019 #19

I'm talking about the going in a room and shooting is peoples games kimbutgar Apr 2019 #20

Millions of people play first-person shooter games, too. Jedi Guy Apr 2019 #30

Yours are the same rationalizations religionists make... LanternWaste Apr 2019 #26

You forgot the shrug emoji, what gives? Jedi Guy Apr 2019 #29

Indeed ck4829 Apr 2019 #23

Why is our government using this gang/crime organization to help with law enforcement? ArizonaLib Apr 2019 #9

that is terrifying. barbtries Apr 2019 #12

It really is ck4829 Apr 2019 #24

Am I offbase or should boasting about assasination training while facing charges for illegally dameatball Apr 2019 #13

When I was a kid, I trained to be an astronaut. Dave Starsky Apr 2019 #14

Same here htuttle Apr 2019 #15

Astronauts didn't need or even think of using guns. Dave Starsky Apr 2019 #18

That's right ck4829 Apr 2019 #25

Sounds like a bunch of fun guys. Jail will do them a world of good, a loooong term especially. marble falls Apr 2019 #16

K & R for exposure. SunSeeker Apr 2019 #17

the wild-wild-west... stillcool Apr 2019 #21

Was he the only one detained? If so, why? The rest of the yahoos, I'm guessing, have arrest mpcamb Apr 2019 #22

I'm hoping they are checking out the WHOLE FUCKING GROUP!!! bluestarone Apr 2019 #27

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2019 #28

I wonder what activities constitute "assassination training". JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2019 #31