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Comment Rockefeller has already made up his mind. (Score 2) 1168

As a gamer, I would welcome any real study that examines the link between video game violence and real world violence. That said, a study that has as its aim the goal of finding such a link is worthless. And I suspect, based on Rockefeller's quote, "They believe that violent video games are no more dangerous to young minds than classic literature or Saturday morning cartoons. Parents, pediatricians, and psychologists know better," tells me that the answer has already been decided, and that any study undertaken at Rockefeller's behest will not accept "there is no link" as a possible outcome.

Comment Re:The obvious question then is... (Score 1) 1025

Well, yeah, if it was only very small minority refusing vaccinations. The point is that vaccination refusal is becoming common enough that the system can no longer tolerate it. There will always be wingnuts, and as long as they're few in number, they're not really a problem. But when wingnut thinking becomes mainstream, we're all in trouble.

Comment Re:How is this news now? (Score 1) 1025

Yes, right there. You know as well as I do that their response will be to double down. These people are undeniably ignorant, and have shown themselves immune to rational thought and the scientific method. Kids start dying en masse, the immediate response will be "my kid caught [such-and-such-easily-preventable-infection] because some immunized kid carried into the classroom! We must ban vaccinations!"

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