tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post7587399237181026615..comments2024-03-28T14:16:31.324-05:00Comments on Althouse: The U.S. Supreme Court violent video games case + the Wisconsin Supreme Court "chokegate" story...Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-37702738477145851882011-07-03T16:05:44.758-05:002011-07-03T16:05:44.758-05:00yo AprilApple -- if you look in your rearview mirr...yo AprilApple -- if you look in your rearview mirror you'll find that "lying" is a core bipartisan trait. think about it,jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623726119900092665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-72289600084708300012011-07-03T15:39:38.796-05:002011-07-03T15:39:38.796-05:00yo guys, your comments are making Stewart's ca...yo guys, your comments are making Stewart's case: politics DO shape reality. i doubt that was your intent. so is Stewart correct? that's a cavity-fill.jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05623726119900092665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-68098027501469114822011-07-02T13:34:23.772-05:002011-07-02T13:34:23.772-05:00Sukie,
On the off chance that you check this thre...Sukie,<br /><br />On the off chance that you check this thread again, I'd like to say one more thing:<br /><br />In their proper context, Mortal Kombat fatalities are intended as "gallows absurdity", and I found the clip Stewart used to be hilarious -- even without his commentary on it. (I have actually employed similar hyper-violent imagery in my own work.)<br /><br />At the same time, there are sequences in the film <i><b>Titanic</b></i> that make me turn away, and I have a very difficult time watching films about the Holocaust. <br /><br />Not only <i>that</i>, but when I served in Iraq and was issued a 240B (a machine-gun) and set loose on the streets of Baghdad, I was perfectly capable of making moral decisions about the proper use of <i>actual violence</i>.<br /><br />Fantasy violence and actual violence are different, and they have vastly different effects on people.The Scythianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10838229397619055117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-49853178790107563902011-07-02T12:41:41.760-05:002011-07-02T12:41:41.760-05:00Thanks for the answer, Youngblood. In view of it a...Thanks for the answer, Youngblood. In view of it and even though I consider many of these games deplorable, I'm satisfied with the system and the ruling. Individual responsibility is a necessary function of freedom, a messy business at best.SukieTawdryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07219517365750894110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-15498426635074751232011-07-02T07:56:22.616-05:002011-07-02T07:56:22.616-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.SukieTawdryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07219517365750894110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-40714677591430386272011-07-02T02:09:45.000-05:002011-07-02T02:09:45.000-05:00"Life is cheap in places like Afghanistan and..."<i>Life is cheap in places like Afghanistan and Iraq, partly because young people are desensitized to death and violence. I don't want us to raise a generation of young men for whom life is cheap.</i>"<br /><br />I'll reiterate what I said in the other thread on the same topic a few days ago:<br /><br />About a decade ago, David Grossman, a retired Army Major and psychologist, said <i>exactly</i> what you are saying here. <br /><br />Unfortunately for him (and your argument), the violent crime rate for youth and adults was declining at the time and was on the verge of a nose dive.<br /><br />Oh, and by the way...<br /><br />Game stores do actually check IDs and will not sell games with certain ratings to children without a parent present.The Scythianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10838229397619055117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-76845162671822129782011-07-02T01:44:46.790-05:002011-07-02T01:44:46.790-05:00Sukie,
There is a rating system for video games; ...Sukie,<br /><br />There <i>is</i> a rating system for video games; it's called the ESRB and it's just like the MPAA rating system in that it's voluntary and not backed by the force of law.The Scythianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10838229397619055117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-66028273145763714092011-07-02T01:42:41.564-05:002011-07-02T01:42:41.564-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.The Scythianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10838229397619055117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-56900962787853755112011-07-01T20:03:00.255-05:002011-07-01T20:03:00.255-05:00When does a comedian crossover into being a politi...When does a comedian crossover into being a political commentator and when does a political commentator cross over into being a comedian? Probably if they affect voting patterns. I abhore the gore. won't watch it. I don't want it associated in my mind with humor.<br /><br />I did chuckle just a little at the end where Stewart makes funs of trusted adults who feel the need to be partisan.<br /><br />I think part is what damns the leadership in the court. no one wants to be a person involved in that type of court. It would affect all their decisions whether they realize it or not. The type of t-shirt you wear could get you a jail sentence or set you free.<br /><br />In terms of America. FAIL...Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02403866949454492748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-50546308864738311552011-07-01T20:01:05.584-05:002011-07-01T20:01:05.584-05:00So why don't they set up a rating system for v...So why don't they set up a rating system for video games like we have for movies? Games rated "R" can only be sold to a minor if a parent or guardian is present. Games rated "NC-17" can't be sold to minors at all. Why is it okay to prohibit the sale of a movie ticket, but not a video game?SukieTawdryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07219517365750894110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-90281417061121916812011-07-01T19:47:26.073-05:002011-07-01T19:47:26.073-05:00Doesn't anybody else find it troubling that th...Doesn't anybody else find it troubling that the justices who witnessed the alleged choking have split along party lines? I'm cynical enough to believe that one side is lying for political reasons. (Also, I have clerked at a state supreme court--not Wisconsin).Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07401395043889488168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-14378800716054587092011-07-01T18:42:11.667-05:002011-07-01T18:42:11.667-05:00Leaving the comedy aside for a moment:
For those ...Leaving the comedy aside for a moment:<br /><br />For those of us who have been following events in Wisconsin closely, with Ann and Meade, take note of what Stewart says and what he leaves out. This is the level of "coverage" <i>The Daily Show</i> offers.<br /><br />Pass it around.The Crack Emceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08366101526773588864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-56786922059575068062011-07-01T17:24:44.643-05:002011-07-01T17:24:44.643-05:00AMEN!AMEN!MDIJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06859384900140499140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-78996973542125844662011-07-01T16:35:06.344-05:002011-07-01T16:35:06.344-05:00Seriously, why is that incredibly cynical? I'd...Seriously, why is that incredibly cynical? I'd say it's obvious and I don't mean that in an "incredibly cynical" way.jamboreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10072654852275348264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-5845572289061478582011-07-01T15:50:04.420-05:002011-07-01T15:50:04.420-05:00Too bad he wasn't this clever with his "g...Too bad he wasn't this clever with his "good friend" Anthony Wiener.FloridaStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10558210056159470355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-88915047893195766702011-07-01T14:49:43.192-05:002011-07-01T14:49:43.192-05:00Stewart's just a Democratic Party whore. He...Stewart's just a Democratic Party whore. He's just the court jester for the Obama Monarchy. Ignore him.Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05777570055677374834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-29553186366024075922011-07-01T14:37:34.918-05:002011-07-01T14:37:34.918-05:00Stewart's entire court schtick here presumes t...Stewart's entire court schtick here presumes that the divided court is divided along party lines--which may be true, but he offers no evidence. <br /><br />Typically, he just assumes what is needed for the punchline and the barking seals who make up his audience laugh and clap thinking happy thoughts of how much smarter they are than everybody else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-7082381186515668482011-07-01T14:00:29.660-05:002011-07-01T14:00:29.660-05:00Prof A
"laughs & serious consideration&...Prof A <br /><br />"laughs & serious consideration"<br /><br />Newsflash: It has been getting such for years on thought-periodicals, Blogs, Talk Radio, & on sites Like Media Research Center.<br /><br />Please don't confuse Stewart's repeating something axiomatic with a new & clever insight.<br /><br />Anyway, I can't get through Stewart's mugging. Reminds me of Uncle Miltie or Frank Fontaine. Or Clarabelle. Showing my age.From Inwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00555545963289759013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-52953250658825512812011-07-01T13:53:54.316-05:002011-07-01T13:53:54.316-05:00To summarize, Pastafarian complains that the Judge...<i>To summarize, Pastafarian complains that the Judges rule (and it's true, of course) based on their politics, and not on bearing true faith and allegiance to the Constitution.</i><br /><br />It's not just Judges. They get this crap sandwich from the Legislature, signed by the Executive. In spite of the absolute language in the Constitution ("make no law", "shall not be infringed"), here's a law that does. Two branches of the Govmt have already abandoned the Constitution for factional expediency. Men are not perfect. Judges are weak. If they over-rule, they'll get the Andrew Jackson treatment, and their power will be at an end. To preserve the Union, they must find a way to reconcile and balance this crap sandwich law with all the other Constitutional clauses.<br /><br />They say something like: "Our Jurisprudence does not recognize the existence of absolute rights". So as long as the Congress has a "good enough" reason, and the Judges can still be convinced that the government's powers are not yet unlimited, the law is OK. The Constitution has become an inferential guide, not a prescription.<br /><br />The Fourth American Republic will be born when we elect a Congress and an Executive that once again bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution <i>as it is written</i>, rescind these contrary laws, and return Liberty to the People.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-60493216054912537942011-07-01T13:48:58.014-05:002011-07-01T13:48:58.014-05:00I only wish Stewart had taken the next step and do...I only wish Stewart had taken the next step and done an animated "reproduction" of what might have occurred in "Chokegate" using the initial Mortal Kombat footage.Sisyphushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14283127739204937366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-32511296169146948312011-07-01T13:30:04.459-05:002011-07-01T13:30:04.459-05:00Pastafarian advocates government content control: ...Pastafarian advocates government content control: <i>"I'd like any of you noble libertarians to watch that sequence [of human torture], and tell me how it's vital to our freedom that this content be made available to young children."</i><br /><br />First, answer the basic question: should our unresponsive, corrupt, Federal government censor information for the good of the people? If you answer "Yes", we're done. But before you answer, remember this: the Feds are a blunt hammer: they can do nothing well, nothing with precision, they can only apply massive force. They will simply prohibit all controversial content. And you know, controversial content will include criticism direct or implied of the ruling class.<br /><br />The much more interesting discussion is over on the "No" side. Now the 50 States have to decide. But the 50 States are no better at this than the Feds are. So it devolves to the cities. And the cities regulate the snot out of the adult entertainment business.<br /><br />So the rest devolves to The People. And what you're afraid of is that your fellow citizens are barbarians who will raise their wretched spawn to be more barbarians. They must be stopped!<br /><br />Or, you can control your child's access to the Internet and TV. Ignore their pleas and whines. You are a parent. Be one! Go to Church with your squalling brats and make them behave. Say prayers with them at night and read them the timeless stories from the Bible. As your children get older, read them the timeless stories of right vs. wrong, of Beowulf and King Arthur and the Odyssey and the Brothers Grimm. There's gore aplenty there, and moral lessons to be learnt. When they join Soccer and Football and baseball, be a coach, tough but fair. When they join Scouts, go camping and backpacking. Take them hunting. First rabbits, teach them to gut and clean them. Then, wild pigs. Let them hear the horrible death squeals from a .308 slug, and get their arms bloody as you clean and butcher the boar or sow to put food on the family table. Finally, make them backpack a 60-lb hindquarter of a 300-lb elk back to the car. They won't want to watch gory content, they'll have already had a bellyful.<br /><br />In other words, be an example to your community, and show your community how your kids can be tough, civilized, and fair. You know what? The barbarians will want to be like you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-4962323375639370162011-07-01T13:17:13.367-05:002011-07-01T13:17:13.367-05:00Baby Boomers like Stewart because his show is a TV...Baby Boomers like Stewart because his show is a TV version Mad Magazine. He is Alfred E. Neuman giving us the news and analysis. The magic is that Stewart's style begs for viewers to see far more truth on current topics than NPR or the Alphabet Networks style allows.traditionalguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706120413005530014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-55208368234448509162011-07-01T12:47:55.291-05:002011-07-01T12:47:55.291-05:00Ummm "politics shapes reality" is suppo...Ummm "politics shapes reality" is supposed to be a controversial idea? Since when? How can it not? If it didn't we wouldn't have the fractures that we have. <br /><br />There is only one reality. Everything else is just perspective.FloridaStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10558210056159470355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-52318070799863188592011-07-01T12:45:50.647-05:002011-07-01T12:45:50.647-05:00Note, after the commercial skip to about the 2:50 ...Note, after the commercial skip to about the 2:50 - that's where the funny stuff on Bradley starts.<br /><br />And its a waste of time to debate who's funny. I know people who think 'Ishtar' was hilarious.rcoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102201338319611538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-25350290285784975062011-07-01T12:36:50.584-05:002011-07-01T12:36:50.584-05:00Politicians on abortion are another example. Virt...Politicians on abortion are another example. Virtually every democrat sees it one way and virtually every republican sees it the other way. There is no possibility those could be honest assessment of actual viewpoints. It is all political, with parties taking a position to secure support from interest groups. Shameful on such important social and moral issues as abortion and national defense.Kansas Cityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16630367629067743935noreply@blogger.com