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Post by chaoman45 on May 4, 2009 2:23:25 GMT -6
I believe that censorship is an attack by zealous authority against culture. The worst thing that can be done to an opinion is to simply delete it and move on. It covers up the truth, threatens creative thought, and is the tool every oppressive regime from Fascists to Communists.
Those who keep saying "ban video games" also cite how it is destroying our youth or using independent variables to justify their remarks They don't see how they are attempting to destroy the first amendment.
Now there are some things I don't like hearing. I don't like hate speech, be it racist or that God hates a group. That does, in fact, deserve censorship. But who can determine what is considered to be censored? The First Amendment gives America a great amount of freedom, no... protects and guarantees the freedom that we may express what we have on our minds. If somebody calls Obama a monkey, no matter how much it enrages others, they are entitled to this. Some might deem this as racist, while others are simply insisting it's a matter of opinion and they are free to express it.
If there is a definitive answer to what can and cannot be censored, it should be brought to the attention to America; if it doesn't get covered up first by the opposition.
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Post by Mucho The Soybean Lover on May 12, 2009 16:49:31 GMT -6
That speech was brilliant. You should be a politician (except most are corrupt...).
I totally agree that censorship is a violation of our rights to free speech/opinion. However, I don't have a birlliant speech in which to state that.
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Post by daveshn on May 12, 2009 17:01:26 GMT -6
Is there anything in particular that this is referring to or is it all video game and movie censorship groups in general.
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Post by chaoman45 on May 12, 2009 19:39:21 GMT -6
Nothing specific. The video game ban was an example. Anything that can be argued can also be censored, to which I find a double standard in the ostensibly free society that embraces free speech.
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Post by Emily Pink on May 25, 2009 22:41:24 GMT -6
On the subject of the stupidity of censorship... Appearently the European release of Pokemon Platinum does not inculde the Game Corner... Quoted from Pokecharms.com
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Post by SeriousJupiter on May 26, 2009 4:30:25 GMT -6
What the... YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME!
You can't play games in the Game Corner in European Platinums? That's the stupidest, the most fucktarded thing I've EVER heard!
Not that I have ever played those Game Corner games that much, but still, it's bullshit that a thing like that is censored! You yankees are lucky that you don't have to suffer from that kind of ridiculous crap!
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Post by missingno. on Jun 14, 2009 6:39:17 GMT -6
ive heard this many times b4 sj now its ur turn.
WHAT ME WORRY?
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Post by Net on Jun 14, 2009 6:47:31 GMT -6
Austrialia has some censorship issues...Fallout 3, for example has a lot of the "bad" things taken out
link to story
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Post by lancechance on Jun 14, 2009 7:41:22 GMT -6
And Australia didn't get the Resivour Dogs game because of censorship either...it didnt look interesting to me, but it has to be emntioned.
great spech.
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Post by missingno. on Jun 14, 2009 8:43:29 GMT -6
guys i just remembered on an old forum i used to go to we made declarations to a online book that said THE CHURCH OF GAMING we made 10 and #10 was a hard 1.
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Post by PacoTheTaco on Jun 14, 2009 9:15:27 GMT -6
what does that have to do about anything?
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Post by chaoman45 on Jun 14, 2009 9:22:26 GMT -6
Wait, wasn't Australia trying to censor the internet as well?
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Post by Net on Jun 14, 2009 9:25:52 GMT -6
yes, but didn't succeeded from what i know, a friend of mine(xbox live) from austrailia said he bought his US xbox 360 system and games from Ebay, because of the censorship -_-
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Post by PacoTheTaco on Jun 14, 2009 9:31:56 GMT -6
I'm glad I don't live in Austrailia
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Post by missingno. on Jun 14, 2009 13:55:15 GMT -6
*hides in a kangaroo pouch* dont tell the aussies where im hideing.
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