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To Americans: Your Government is Retarded.

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 2:03 pm
by Bonejunky
First they introduced SOPA, then ACTA, and now this:

http://www.warpzoned.com/?p=20531

It doesn't censor the Internet, but it puts warning labels on [all] video games rated Everyone and up. The only games that won't have the label are the Early Childhood games.

Now, I'm not sure if this will affect other countries or not, but since many games are manufactured in the US, it just might.

Read the article up there ^^^ and then call your representative or what ever and inform them that the bill is misinformed.

Are ya ready?

GO!

EDIT: Btw, this might make video games make less money. Parents might stop buying them for their kids if they see this label.

Re: To Americans: Your Government is Retarded.

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 2:06 pm
by TechnoProdigy
We understand our government is a bunch of incompetent idiots with less common sense than the common household fly, stop reminding us.

Re: To Americans: Your Government is Retarded.

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 2:10 pm
by SuperCreeper007
TechnoProdigy wrote:We understand our government is a bunch of incompetent idiots with less common sense than the common household fly, stop reminding us.

Housefly is a bit much...I'd say dog droppings.

Re: To Americans: Your Government is Retarded.

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 2:14 pm
by Aelcalan
Note that it says they tried it before. That means it's been shot down for the vacuous-craniumed piece of inanity that it is, so SOMEONE in the government apparently realizes it's bad. Also, last I heard game ratings were actually a 'voluntary' system; retailers are the main enforcement since they generally refuse to carry unrated games.

Re: To Americans: Your Government is Retarded.

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 2:14 pm
by TechnoProdigy
I'll revise my statement then, our government has less common sense than your standard brick.

Re: To Americans: Your Government is Retarded.

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 2:22 pm
by sliothar16
Yeah, I'm not happy with my own country, and that's not something that should happen. When you begin to doubt the ability of your own country's ability to govern, that's when you know to move. But I'm not even 18, so that won't happen for me for quite a while.

Re: To Americans: Your Government is Retarded.

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 2:28 pm
by Agentred
These are mine craft forums not american government forums!

I know it's chat, but blah, I came here for minecraft. This stuff bores me!

Re: To Americans: Your Government is Retarded.

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 2:28 pm
by Le Tjommy
ACTA isn't american, its a wannabee from Europe.

Re: To Americans: Your Government is Retarded.

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 2:29 pm
by TechnoProdigy
Agentred wrote:These are mine craft forums not american government forums!

I know it's chat, but blah, I came here for minecraft. This stuff bores me!
Then don't click on the thread. Derp.

Re: To Americans: Your Government is Retarded.

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2012 2:32 pm
by jailbird556
Directly related to the title.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/humor/cattleguards.asp

For those who don't know what a cattle guard is.
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