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this is so obviously false it's enfuriating coming from the head of HHS. Lots of coutnries all over the world have the same violent video games we do without the mass shootings.
“Switzerland has a comparable number of guns as we do, and the last mass shooting they had was 23 years ago,” said Kennedy, 71. “We have a mass shooting every 23 hours.”
“There are many things that happened in the 1990’s that could explain these,” he added. “One is the dependence on psychiatric drugs... there could be connections with video games and social media.”
okaaaaaaay... follow that train of thought just a liiiiiitle bit further bobby. Do you think Switzerland is stuck in the 80s or something?
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bobby
You got yourself in a cul-de-sac there. The worm ate the train long ago 😂
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Oh wow, we're really hitting all the classics.
We're almost back to blaming violence on D&D. Exciting times.
They're communing with Satan, I hear!
We'll get there, just give it time.
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Tipper Gore just got a tingling sensation in her naughty bits.
*If you saw the pre edit you're welcome.
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We got time travel before GTA 6
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Are we really restarting this conversation for the FUCKING millionth time???
Crime in the US peaked in 1993... when Doom first came out. Then it started dropping until recently.
Conclusion: violent video games cause a drop in crime.
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You mean the same dumbass that blames an ingredient that hasn't been in vaccines in over 20 years for Autism, an ingredient that has never been shown to cause autism in the first place? Does anyone actually take this jackass seriously?
Bobby Kennedy must be rolling over in his grave.
Yeah unfortunately 40% of Americans do take this jackass seriously.
There was one helluva gamer in Utah today.
I live in Utah and have a coworker that was supposed to be there for class tonight. Wild times...
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Games don't cause mass shootings.
Conservatives(policies) do.
Conservatives (reactionary fear mongering) do.
Well he's right.
Until the invention of video games no one ever killed anyone ever. Then pong came along, and it was mass murder every other day.
Charlie Kirk would like to have a word. Go ahead Charlie, Charlie? CHARLIE NO!!!!
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Ooh, so original. Going back to those age old talking points eh. So fresh, so new. Why does anyone listen to these wind bags?
I played a lot of Pac-Man and now I'm munching for pills in dark rooms while listening to repetitive music. It's true, I love techno parties. Joke, I barily ever played Pac-Man.
I also played a lot of age of empires. Now I annoy everyone with "whololoooo" all the time. Joke, no I don't.
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Whololooooo
It probably has nothing to do with widely available guns.
Here in NL we don't have that, but we do have loads of mass shootings. Oh wait, no we don't. But we don't have violent video games. Oh wait, yes we do.
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Jesus K Rist he is stupid.
Better loosen gun laws some more, that'll fix it.
i blame mass shootings for video games
Microwaved Mel Gibson can fuck all the way off with that nonsense.
Peripherally related:
Oh we're doing this one again? Good luck, things have changed since the last time you dusted this one off.
RFK Jr do better...Tylenol killed 7 people in the 90s, Kirk was obviously killed by Tylenol.
Battlefield and CoD are responsible for war?
Oh jeez, I glad they didn't have video games in 1914, otherwise they might have killed a bunch of people!
RFK Jr. Blames violent video games for Mass Shootings.
I agree. Those who miss out on playing violent video games, end up resorting to real life violence later.
Jack Thompson
For those who don't remember this guy, he was pretty obnoxious.
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Been playing bloodborne all week. I still have no desire to go out with two wagon wheels assembled together with some kind of cog mechanism to toss it over my shoulder and slam it into dogs that are too aggressive for my tastes.
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Remember when Coloumbine happened and politicians started blaming DOOM (a several year old game at that point) and Quake? Hell didn't they also try to blame the Matrix simply because the shooters were wearing trench coats? meanwhile the film came out like what? one or two weeks before the shootings?
Politicians just LOVE their scapegoats.
I'm pretty sure the mass shootings are just emulation of the mass violence the ultrarich inflict on everyone on a daily basis.
I hope the shooter's name is Mario Brother
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Even if you've never heard of video games, you can tell this is total bullshit by the fact that RFK jr is saying it.
so the cheap access to assault weapons that NO ONE FUCKING NEEDS is not a factor? Also, the lack of mental health care? Yeah... right....
Switzerland has a comparable number of guns as we do, and the last mass shooting they had was 23 years ago
so does he believe that Swiss people do not play video games, or what
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