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You shouldn't be a gray comment!

It fascinates me that people think the government is some kind of replacement for the village. I grew up in a community. The community gave me access to many things but never coerced me to participate. I chose what I wanted to do.

What kind of childhood did you have where you think the same people that require you to act a certain way at the threat of violence should be your saviours?



Let's say your community had a store. And the town council voted that your store shouldn't sell violent video games to the children. Is that wrong? Conversely, would it be wrong to dissent?


Yes, it's wrong to vote on someone else's commerce activities when they do no physical harm and themselves don't require coercion.


But, like alcohol, violent media does lead to physical injuries

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/108/5/1222.ful...


> American children between 2 and 18 years of age spend an average of 6 hours and 32 minutes each day using media

Violent media is not the problem.




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