I am therefore I can
I am therefore I can
sucks. :(
Furunculus Maneuver: Adopt a highly logical position on a controversial subject where you cannot disagree with the merits of the proposal, only disagree with an opinion based on fundamental values. - Beskar
Do you think I buy my games in Germany anyway? ;)
Unfortunately that seems to be the attitude of our politicians.
Quite. I'd already decided that the main parties in Germany probably don't deserve my vote. A thing like this just confirms it.
I'm drafting the letters right now (I'll post a copy here when I'm done if I can) and I am going to try to send letters to some local newspapers as well (though obviously not the same letter).
This seems really stupid from an economical stance. From the OP article:
production - lost jobs and business tax revenue.German ministers have today agreed to ban the production and distribution of all violent video games, with the law only having to go through parliament in the next few weeks.
distribution - lost sales tax, and pointless when combined with the EU and digital distribution.
How does Germany handle games with Nazis being downloaded via Steam?
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If I werent playing games Id be killing small animals at a higher rate than I am now - SFTS
Si je n'étais pas jouer à des jeux que je serais mort de petits animaux à un taux plus élevé que je suis maintenant - Louis VI The Fat
"Why do you hate the extremely limited Spartan version of freedom?" - Lemur
Thank GOD (just a saying) that thet loophole is so big..."where the main part is to realistically play the killing of people or other cruel or unhuman acts of violence against humans or manlike characters."
Main part would translate to < 50%
Now... I cant think of a game where you spend more than 50% of the time killing stuff.
Run around waiting for stuff to be killed, sure...
World of Warcract, I spend more time running around than killing...
Counter Strike, I spend more time running around than killing.
Total War, I spend more time with the stupid "AI" than killing. On a sidenote, I think CA should be held up in court for the reference of AI in correspondance to their games.
Militarism has been on a steady rise in the past decade.
I, for one, applaud Germany's ongoing quest to turn the tide. Guns, murder, slaughter are not cartoon violence, but a real and existing threat to society.
As with smoking or alcohol, the excesses and abuse can be greatly reduced by banning a positive portrayal of these dangerous goods. Gun culture can be countered as much as alcohol culture.
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