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Politician Takes Enlightened Stance on Gaming

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the this-shouldn't-be-unique-but-it-is dept.

GamePolitics is reporting that one Australian would-be politician is taking an enlightened stance on gaming in general, and especially with respect to censorship. "Censorship is odious because it removes community choice. Censorship says that the thought is the action; that the common person can't distinguish between depiction and actuality... Censorship says, 'Let me decide who talks.' And games are talking. They're talking very loudly, to a great many people, in strong and clear voices. They're speaking in places that have never read a newspaper and in houses which have never listened to politicians. It's okay to be worried by what games are saying. It's okay to disagree. But it's not okay to stifle those voices. It's not okay to kill the game."

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  1. Re:Love That Bias by debatem1 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Don't worry, it would still be enlightened even if it disagreed with yours.

  2. Re:Well... by philspear · · Score: 3, Funny

    Greg Tannahill SOUNDS like a real name, but telling the electorate that they don't have the right to dictate what videogames you can and can't play DOESN'T sound like a real politician.

    Most of all though, this "Australia" you speak of does not sound like a real place.

  3. And if you are wondering... by Wiarumas · · Score: 4, Funny

    And if you are wondering, he is a level 27 gnome Frost Mage on the Anetheron server. His account was banned after some in game threats to a Blizzard dev.

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    1. Re:And if you are wondering... by Dekortage · · Score: 2, Funny

      Mod parent funny. Doubly so if it's true.

      It'd be even funnier if one of his opponents also had a WoW account and they could duke it out online. You could record it and release the highlights. People love entertainment, you know. It'd be a modern gladiator fight.

      Of course, people wouldn't be thrilled about their elected officials playing video games for hours. They're supposed to be dining with lobbyists or something, right?

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  4. Re:Respect for the individual? by Sabriel · · Score: 2, Funny

    People who actually give a shit about individual rights don't seek power over others. By trying to become a politician, he's just another Boromir who thinks he can do good by taking the One Ring.

    By that analogy, are you proposing we throw the government into an active volcano?

    Because I don't think that will help.

  5. Re:Respect for the individual? by wellingj · · Score: 3, Funny

    You may think that but I want proof otherwise before we dismiss the idea.

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  6. Re:Heard an interesting story... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I guess we'd better do a better job of training our military in gun safety, then.