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While I don’t think modern digital entertainment is especially healthy, national leaders blaming movies and games instead of dealing Islamic violence is even less mentally healthy.
Here’s France’s President Macron trying hard not to talk about the thing you’re not supposed to address.
President Emmanuel Macron has mostly blamed social media for the devastation, but he has also claimed that video games have inspired copycat violence and vandalism.
“It sometimes feels like some of them are experiencing, on the streets, the video games that have intoxicated them,” Macron said in a press conference on July 1.
There were massive riots in France long before video games and while feedback cycles of simulated violence are probably not doing anything helpful for the minds of France’s youth, the bigger problem is that the youth increasingly consists of North African Muslims who have no investment in the country, a great deal of hostility to it and every reason to act out their version of the BLM riots.
Social media is playing a role here, but talking about the digital element ignores the real issue. Much like the arguments that video games caused school shootings, the vast majority of kids playing games don’t shoot up schools, and those who do have specific motives. Entertainment is rarely a motive, it may just occasionally suggest a means. Macron wants to talk about the adrenaline high rather than the underlying hatred.
Islam does not need video games to inspire violence in its followers and the clash of civilizations in France is not just a misfiring reptile brain. Everything else is a distraction from that simple reality.
What a dumb statement for the French President to make blaming video games for the riots in France. His mental state has to be called into question.
I think it is a strong fear of the Islamic violence that may occur.
France, and ever other nation state hosting homicidal absolutists who openly reject political allegiances to nonbelievers, are seated at the banquet table of Islamic Violence.
That already happened. The Islamofascists are a racist, supremacist, genocidal colonial empire
More like his honesty has to be called in question.
There is no question about that, and they did it to themselves, as we are doing it.
Jeff:
His mental state would be a better answer because a dishonest politician would have come up with a better way to put the blame on, not video games.
Yes, he’s a whacko liar. And he’s hairy like a dog with fur. What a weirdo.
They’re drunk on the wine of power.
When one welcomes the nose of the camel, one gets to enjoy the anus.
Ugly Sid, you are so right.
“When one welcomes the nose of the camel, one gets to enjoy the anus.” That is so, so true & then the camel shits all over you, your family & friends.
Yeah, Kameltoe Harris is rude that way.
Yes, that is quite a stretch. He is dependent on Muslims to stay in power, so he’s clutching at straws.
Europe is slowly committing cultural suicide…..as well as England. They are too afraid to address the true problems….Islam and all the migrants are slowly, but surely destroying them.
problems they created by inviting thousands of 7th century, low I.Q., knuckle-draggers who hate everyone who isn’t a moslem savage
What? Fortnite has a skin for Muslim terrorists?
Whomever called Islam the Religion of Peace needs to have their head examined their totally lost in the middle of Stu[idland
I dont know who said it first, but that DickHead Bush jr. repeated it util I puked.
”Hijacked the peaceful religion of Islam”………………….I hope Bush jr. and jimmy carter see one another soon.
Sounds as stupid as blaming Doughnuts for Riots like PETA idiots trying to clam Milks caused Colon Cancer the even filed a stupid lawsuit against the USDA to have warning labels on Milk their stupid lawsuit was tossed out by a Judge
I’m on the fence with some of comments. I’m a American, white, female. Living in the Middle East. I can only speak of Arabs since I have never been to Africa. My own personal experience has been positive. There is no crime, no homeless, children play outside, and woman can safely walk the streets at night.
Let me add I’m not a Muslim. I was born and raised a Christian. I cannot speak ill towards a whole group of people based on their religious beliefs. To label them all as radical is wrong. No religion, ethnic group, or country is perfect.
The one thing I have learned is to be opened minded. Don’t jump to conclusions. Experience things first hand. As I read some of the comments I wonder if people have lived abroad or even traveled.