Call me a cynic, but I suspect this is a political move rather than a genuine change in viewpoint. Anti-game fanatics have lost too many court battle in elections. Finally, the organization realizes that a more moderate voice is the easiest path to censorship, making them more of a threat to First Amendment rights. If you notice, besides their contrived "grades" (insinuating that they are some how intellectually superior as a result of their puritanical values), NIMF is basically making all the same suggestions. Their labeling of certain games as "innapropriate," rather than just naming the rating shows a clear bias against them. If they are going to take the position that parents should decide what games their children play, then that means they should leave out their own opinions. In addition, at a time when games are such a hot-button political issue, I am not willing to trust any studies whatever regardless of the results (I'm sure I don't need to remind anyone of the "studies" done in Germany during the holocaust).
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Posted 08/28/08 at 02:17pm
Dark Sovereign: ridiculously slow moving and costly beaurocracy behind the medicine.
Dark Sovereign: ridiculously slow moving and costly beaurocracy behind the medicine.
Posted 08/28/08 at 02:16pm
Dark Sovereign: @zip: No, it would lose far more money than it would make. As with everything the government does, there would have to be a
Dark Sovereign: @zip: No, it would lose far more money than it would make. As with everything the government does, there would have to be a
Posted 08/28/08 at 02:15pm
Dark Sovereign: @EZK: The money has to come from somewhere. That is the fundamental flaw of the Democratic Party's positions.
Dark Sovereign: @EZK: The money has to come from somewhere. That is the fundamental flaw of the Democratic Party's positions.
Posted 08/28/08 at 01:39pm
SimonBob: Also, http://forum.starmen.net/forum/Site/Newsroom/406002068 - Full disclosure: smnet is the host of Mammon.bz.
SimonBob: Also, http://forum.starmen.net/forum/Site/Newsroom/406002068 - Full disclosure: smnet is the host of Mammon.bz.
Posted 08/28/08 at 01:38pm
SimonBob: Gamer activism at its finest: Starmen.Net teams up with The Speedgamers, demand Mother 3 from Nintendo http://thespeedgamers.com
SimonBob: Gamer activism at its finest: Starmen.Net teams up with The Speedgamers, demand Mother 3 from Nintendo http://thespeedgamers.com
Posted 08/28/08 at 01:13pm
Austin_Lewis: funny story, the reason there are fewer drs is because of the poor and the government and what they need insurance wise.
Austin_Lewis: funny story, the reason there are fewer drs is because of the poor and the government and what they need insurance wise.
Posted 08/28/08 at 01:11pm
Austin_Lewis: month supply for 10 dollars. You can go to your local Kroger or wal-mart with a pharmacy and get them.
Austin_Lewis: month supply for 10 dollars. You can go to your local Kroger or wal-mart with a pharmacy and get them.
Posted 08/28/08 at 01:10pm
Austin_Lewis: @Zippy: Actually, there are generics for the 1000 most popular drugs, where you can get a 30 day supply for 4 dollars, or 3
Austin_Lewis: @Zippy: Actually, there are generics for the 1000 most popular drugs, where you can get a 30 day supply for 4 dollars, or 3
Posted 08/28/08 at 12:41pm
MaskedPixelante: http://www.screwattack.com/HardNews/JTInterview is it just me, or are there 2 Jack Thompsons
MaskedPixelante: http://www.screwattack.com/HardNews/JTInterview is it just me, or are there 2 Jack Thompsons
Posted 08/28/08 at 12:41pm
SticKboy: ...and of course, no children were obese before Portal. Just like nho kids were violent before Duke Nukem 3D
SticKboy: ...and of course, no children were obese before Portal. Just like nho kids were violent before Duke Nukem 3D
Posted 08/28/08 at 12:19pm
HarmlessBunny: @ Arad: It is all part of GlaDOS's plan. "This is a triumph..."
HarmlessBunny: @ Arad: It is all part of GlaDOS's plan. "This is a triumph..."
Posted 08/28/08 at 11:58am
ZippyDSMlee: to license more doctors,dentists and such so there would be a drop in price.
ZippyDSMlee: to license more doctors,dentists and such so there would be a drop in price.
Posted 08/28/08 at 11:58am
ZippyDSMlee: Government should get into nationalized medicine make generics for the people it would make as much money as it would lose, health care itself (paying doctors and insurance and such) really needs to have its own market, it would also not hurt for them to
ZippyDSMlee: Government should get into nationalized medicine make generics for the people it would make as much money as it would lose, health care itself (paying doctors and insurance and such) really needs to have its own market, it would also not hurt for them to
Posted 08/28/08 at 11:54am
ZippyDSMlee: Dark Sovereign:people and then why not make it a full blown free market with no rules.... you have to force the market to do something to deal with the complete spectrum in a reasonable manner.
ZippyDSMlee: Dark Sovereign:people and then why not make it a full blown free market with no rules.... you have to force the market to do something to deal with the complete spectrum in a reasonable manner.
Posted 08/28/08 at 11:53am
ZippyDSMlee: Dark Sovereign: number 3 being millions with no healthcare leaving he fed and states dealing with losses due to healthcare concerns raising the prices of local hospitals and ect even more to off set the burden, unless you want hospitals to not take peop
ZippyDSMlee: Dark Sovereign: number 3 being millions with no healthcare leaving he fed and states dealing with losses due to healthcare concerns raising the prices of local hospitals and ect even more to off set the burden, unless you want hospitals to not take peop
Posted 08/28/08 at 11:48am
E. Zachary Knight: Personally, I think that healthcare should not be a for profit business. It needs to be not for profit. No more share holders ic
E. Zachary Knight: Personally, I think that healthcare should not be a for profit business. It needs to be not for profit. No more share holders ic
Posted 08/28/08 at 11:46am
Dark Sovereign: I never said a "complete open market" for health insurance. I said people should be able to pick their insurer and pay privately
Dark Sovereign: I never said a "complete open market" for health insurance. I said people should be able to pick their insurer and pay privately
Posted 08/28/08 at 11:44am
E. Zachary Knight: I personally hate the idea of socialized healthcare. there are other ways better ways to improve national health.
E. Zachary Knight: I personally hate the idea of socialized healthcare. there are other ways better ways to improve national health.
Posted 08/28/08 at 11:44am
Dark Sovereign: The market sets prices based on: 1) What people CAN pay. 2) What people WILL pay.
Dark Sovereign: The market sets prices based on: 1) What people CAN pay. 2) What people WILL pay.
Posted 08/28/08 at 11:44am
E. Zachary Knight: @ Dark, sorry, I was not saying anything about socialized healthcare. i was just saying that both parties will be raising taxes.
E. Zachary Knight: @ Dark, sorry, I was not saying anything about socialized healthcare. i was just saying that both parties will be raising taxes.
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