Germany tries to force its will on the world… again
Our source on this one is the Listening Post blog over at Wired, but they’re saying that Germany is pushing for an international ban on violent video games after some Counter-Strike enthusiast shot up his school. Despite the fact that we spent several hours playing Super Mario World this evening, we think video games are pretty stupid for the most part. Except Civilization. That game is fucking rawk. Though it probably should be banned because it’s more addictive that crack. But the point is this: it’s shocking to us that Germany would strive to do something dumb and reactionary, but that’s what kind of policy-making a ban on violent games would be. People don’t do violent things because they’re into violent games; the opposite is true. A ban on creativity and and free speech ain’t about to cure social ills.
