Comment #1 violence in video games

In ancient times there were Tragedies, which were good if all characters or most of them dies in the end, during medieval we loved to burn heretics, later we cut heads and hang people for public entertinement, in 20th century cinema provide violent movies, in 21th century violent games took lead. Probably nobody who played GTA became a gangster, but he loved killing cops in the game, just like he would love identify with Rambo, or whith Creon from Sophocles's Antigone. There is some kind of violent beast in humane soul which desire violence, better watch it or do it in the game than for real.What about a kids? I remember as a kid I always played war or ninjas, or some other preending to be violent, this beast is also in children's nature, I recommend you a novel 'Lord of the Flies'.I agree with most of what you wrote, this is just a different view over the problem: games aren't bad - we are;)

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Banana Smile

Drugs... hmmmmmm

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I think most of us took drugs at least once. It doesn't matter if you were curious or friend persued you; you tried it, and your life won't be the same anymore. Drugs give oppourtunity to leave this sh-hole world, and go into another dimension. That's why many people who sufferd a lot in their life become drug addicts; they needed to get away from problems, reality and this world. I'm not pro-drugs, I wouldn't recommend crystalmeth, cocaine or heroine to anybody, but I admit that In my opinion some drugs could be legalized, and are worth to experiance with: lsd, ecstasy, and mostly marijuana (well, at least it's not crack!;)). And I don't encourage to do drugs, but Ithink that everyone should try (almost)everything in life, and experimenting with light drugs is one of this things. People like to experiment with drugs, there is a Polish wesite where people describe their experiances (https://hyperreal.info/), it's very helpful if someone want to try drug for the first time, he know what to expect, he can find reasons why to try it or not(if there is this kind of website in english, let me know, reading about 'trips' is very interesting).

What about addiction? I don't think that marijuana is addictive, but I think people should stay away from so called hard drugs(heroine, crack), and be aware that they are addictive. Being a junkie definetly is a terrible thing, but I doubt that ligt drugs can lead to it, if someone smoke crack, he has a lot of problems, and he didn't 'waste time' with ecstasy or lsd.

I know that all this sounds like I encourage to take drugs... well I think I do... Smoking kills, Alcochol kills, so why don't we be bad and smoke some dope and give ourselves big smile, which looks just like banana and see if marijuana kills to;)

Being 'good'?

What is a difference between saint and a bigot? Well saint devote its life to God while bigot devote its life to religion.

Yes, in my opinion we should divide God from religion, assuming that God exist he wouldn't allow religions to act like they act. But some people blindly believe in religion dogmas and concern themself as 'good' as those who believe the only right truth in the world.

What is bad about them? I'm aware that I'm not very religious person, but I believe in God. Many times I felt discriminated be 'religious' people. They do not accept people who are a little religious, they see themselves as better ones.
Furthermore religious media like radio station Radio Maryja in Poland can manipulate catholic(in this case) audience, like it took place during elections in Poland, when coservative Law and Justice won (http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=5662).
In conclusion, I'm not really against religion as an institution, but being too religius can cause manipulations, decriminations, hatery, ignorance or even terrorism.

Art of cheating

Infidelity is one of the oldest sin in the world. People do it for excitement, experiment, boredome and especially because they can, they have power, money and position to do it. Example for this kind of infidelity is Lewinsky scandal, which prooves that even people on highest social status do it. But ordinary people do it in their everyday life to. Men usually do it for sex, nothing more, but women in my opinion do it only if she feel something more for her lover, she feel secure or in love. The temptation to cheat is great, the way to do it if we don't want our partner to find out is difficult. The lesson of cheating is lesson of lieing, good lier won't be caught, this is the whole philosophy. I can't hide that I'm sceptical about infidelity, actually I consider it as really bad thing, the worst thing you can do to person you love.(http://edition.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1998/resources/lewinsky/timeline/)

BadTv - Cartoons

I remember time when cartoons were designed for children, time when anime was considered as controversial because of violence and short dresses. It was a good time and simple time, when bad was bad and good was good. Then in december of 1989 FOX aired first episode of The Simpsons turning the world upside down. Ok maybe I exaggerate a little, but than the 'adventure' with cartoons designed for adults began. Actually I don't remember it, I was one year old, and I discovered Simpsons when I was already adult, but when I was teenager I discovered the other adult cartoon -South Park. I can say without hesitate that I learned english watching that cartoon, that's why it's so poor;). But what is the phenomenon of south park? Well, it's bad, really bad. I don't know any other cartoon that make fun of religion, race, politics, social behavior, killing and dying, sex and all the other topics that are usually recognised as taboo. Badness of south park can be considered on two levels: 1) Characters in tv show act bad (eg. Cartman), what can encourage viewer to copy this behavior 2) Creators of south park make funn of serious problems in their show. But is it really bad to destroy taboo and make viewer think about serious problems in different way? I admit that almost every episode brings reflection on cotemporary world and society to me. Shows like that are cry: 'Wake up people! World isn't a candy shop'

But what are the conclusions? That Bad-TvShows are good?

Actually it's not my point. While catoons for adults develope, children cartoons develope also. Simple plot about good win over evil became too boring, now cartoons for children are becoming stupid, with toilet humor, without any educational message. My 5 years old cousin became a bully to younger brother. Why? Because he saw this kind of behavior in Ed, Edd and Eddy.

Bad behavior in cartoons for adults - o.k., but in cartoons for children? Soon the bad behavior from tv will be something ordinary in the real world. Creators of cartoons, think about what are you doing, stop brainwashing children... or maybe brainwashed children are your objective...?

http://www.southparkstudios.com/

Against the rules! Bad behaviour

When I was eight and preparing to first communion(as a catholic) I learnt that swearing is a sin. Before that I heard swear-words in school or on the street, but no one in my home ever used them so it was natural for me not to us them too. But when swearing became a sin, something forbidden, it became cool. Only few who weren't scared of adults and punishment decide to swear, this brave ones were usually trublemakers who didn't ever think about consequences. But what with me? Kid who always gets good grades and is a living example of good behaviour? I think back then I started my rebelion against the rules, the causes weren't noble - to impress other kids, to feel cool and be above what adults said. So then I startet swearing.. a lot... When I went to junior high school I started to listen to heavy metal music, because society didn't accept it as a normal thing for teenager, because society rocognize it as a bad satanic music. I grew long hair because my parents hate long hair. I drank my first beer when I was 15, two months after my catholic oath not to drink alcochol till my 18 birthday, before that oath I didn't have a little willingness to do it. After that first ciarette, first big lie, first joint, first night out without telling parents, first sex... and so on.

What pushed me to do those 'bad' things? Was my rebellion against parents? rules? society? maybe against myself?

Websites like this one http://www.raisingkids.co.uk/13_21/TEE_HR.ASP try to give parents advices how to deal with children's bad behaviour. Most of them are 'talk to your children', but in my case more my parents or other people said that thing is bad, more I wanted to do it!

This is not a lonely rebellion, I think many young people leads this kind of rebellion against the 'good'.

It makes me think, maybe 'being bad' is in humane nature?

Or maybe it isn't 'being bad'? Maybe our culture and society makes us think it is, and it is natural to fight for freendom of thought?

Or maybe I'm just bad;)

The good, the bad & the ugly place to go

'Where would you like to go on a trip? And forget about Las Vegas!' asked our module leader. Well I assume that we can forget about Amsterdam either...

Ok, then some place reasonable...

My idea is to go to Molineux Stadium for one of the championship league games. The big game, the real emotions, bad behaviour on the field and on stands! And the main objective - hooligans, they represent kind of bad behaviour that we can think about. They are violent, vulgar, rude, and dangerous, they're making riots and provide acts of vandalism. But aren't the doing it from noble causes? For beloved football club, against hated enemies, to prove they are brave and devoted? In my opinion interesting thing to consider, so here is my idea for trip - Molineux Stadium( http://www.molineuxstadium.co.uk/ ).