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Thunderf00t is probably the least level-headed response you will find. His video is terrible for a lot of reasons, mostly because he does all the same things Anita Sarkessian is accused of doing (for example, cherry-picking) to an exponential degree, but I recommend you watch it anyway and draw your own conclusions.

As much as some Gamergate supporters would like the movement to be about ethics in gaming journalism, it has its roots in a witch-hunt started by claims from a jilted ex-boyfriend that his girlfriend (Zoe Quinn) slept with reporters to get good reviews--claims that were later shown to be completely untrue but not before the Gamergate movement had found a cause to rally around. From the very start, the movement had trouble separating actual journalistic ethical problems (i.e. gifts from game publishers to game reviewers... see pretty much any tweet or video by TotalBiscuit about Gamergate for a reasoned overview of the problems) from anti-feminist screeds against Zoe Quinn, Anita Sarkeesian, and later Brianna Wu. And it only got worse over time.

To understand why people might be opposed to Sarkeesian's critiques, you should probably read: this article. Just to summarize the article's main thesis: there is a group of gamers out there who refuse to see a problem with the status quo and make the claim that anyone trying to point out a problem is demanding special privileges. This is not to say that Sarkeesian's critiques aren't without flaws. It is rather to explain how so many people got enraged by her analysis that they felt the need to personally attack her.

So, to put it in a nutshell, there ARE some problems with gaming journalism but they are akin to the same kinds of problems entertainment journalism has in general (Colbert's point). But there are also some serious problems with gaming culture that were brought under the magnifying glass by the whole Gamergate phenomenon.

Frankly, as a "hardcore gamer" (30+ years of gaming experience including games across dozens of consoles and the PC), watching the "debate" on the topic has been embarrassing to say the least. Gaming was finally overcoming the stigma and stereotypes that it had been shackled with before this thing blew up and made us look like the bunch of socially inept man-babies the rest of society assumed we were.

I think not only is it going to take years for our social image to recover, it is going to take years to overcome the toxicity that has pervaded the debate. People on both sides are seriously butt-hurt about how everything went down and the back and forth has been more on the emotional side than the intellectual, leading to lots of flame wars and very little critical reflection.

What makes me especially angry are the muppets still spewing bs like "they hate our freedom" or "we're fighting global terrorism" and similar word bundles with no connection to reality.
When in a sizable part of the world the biggest terrorist organization is you, you're not fighting terrorism, you are terrorism.

It's Nietzsche's "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." in a nutshell.

I dunno, he called the Great Depression for what it was:
"Far from the depression being a failure of the free-enterprise system, it was a tragic failure of government."-If anyone's a putz it's Moore and his whiny, self-supporting micro vs. macro schtick.

Bowling For Columbine in a nutshell: No guns, no more problems. Horseshit.

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What. the. fuck.........

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In a nutshell, your sentiments alien_concept, are my only plea-

I will not plead in the court of contracts,and will settle for nothing less save you see me never again as a player should all my shit get' sliced as chingalera without full status reinstated with all previous achievements as CHOGGIE.

Again,fuck you and congrats blankfuck, eat a disk.

Arts and Crafts time!

In a nutshell, my main gripe with this is the large disconnect between the media hysteria and the actual specifics of the case.

OMG, PRISM IS LOOKING AT MY WEB INFO!

Nope, PRISM was designed to collect foreign data. It legally can't be used on Americans. http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/304349-administration-declassifies-prism-information

OMG, THEY ARE RECORDING ALL MY PHONE CALLS!

No they aren't, the only data they can collect is phone number, call time and length.. If they want to record you, they'll need a warrant. http://news.yahoo.com/nsa-collection-verizon-call-records-draws-instant-backlash-135550018.html

(I picked the first sources I could find. If they aren't sufficient, let me know and I'll find better, though I've not heard anyone say that either of these points are untrue.)

Another thing that makes me suspicious is that this leak seems to have been coordinated with the republican scandal offensive of a couple weeks back. This feels like a campaign strategy.

I'm not hearing any specific arguments about NSA protocol from either of you in this discussion. I'm getting the impression that you see the NSA as a group of assholes, unconcerned with National Security that instead focusses on harassing citizens. - which means we are having two different arguments "what are reasonable measures to be used to investigate attacks on American soil?" vs. "The NSA is evil".

These arguments exist in different universes. Can you think of a way to reconcile them?

@enoch - Specifically, what new power has the government gained here?

Correct me if I am misinterpreting what you are saying here, but in a nutshell, you believe that there is a better technology for mass distribution of energy that is being suppressed by current world leaders?

You understand how crazy that sounds?

I think the success of the Tesla electric vehicle company is proof that where current technology is lagging, there are now wealthy people who are willing to push for technological leaps, and profit nicely by doing so.

If there was a revolutionary power distribution technology, somebody would be building it and profiting by it.

No voodoo involved, friend. I have learned that the human body has an amazing capacity to heal given the right environment. I did away with processed foods, made sure the bulk of my diet was plant-based, and supplemented as necessary. It's not homeopathy. It's science. My friend Richard raised a healthy family and taught me to be healthy myself. I realized that my poor health was a result of bad dietary choices and that I didn't have to be a slave to medication for the rest of my life.

If you want to see some remarkable turn-arounds, just Google some of the names I mentioned above and read what is taking place in the medical field as it pertains to diet. There is a revolution afoot.

The problem is this: it is difficult to change a lifestyle after many years of physical and mental investment. So, people don't want to do it. When I asked my Dr. if anyone ever gets off the blood pressure medication once he puts them on, he said, "No, they don't want to work that hard." And that, in a nutshell, is why our hospitals are full of people who have diet related illnesses. People are trapped in their bad decisions. They are sick from eating the stuff they eat, they go to the doctors to get medicine to suppress the symptoms so they can go back out and continue to eat the very thing that got them sick in the first place.

OK, I've said too much already. Like I said above, I don't like talking about this publicly because it descends into "well, that's anecdotal," or "where are the stats?" With a bit of research you find that the stats are there and I am just one of many examples of living proof.

Peace.