Just like it has done with all other forms of entertainment, the internet has given angry gamers a platform to complain. The more time you spend online the more you see people bitching. So I guess the question is this: were people just as unhappy about games 10 years ago and we didn't hear them, or have gamers become more critical as they spend more time talking to strangers about games?

That's not what anyone is saying.

So you mean if I sell someone an axe, knowing that they will kill someone with it, I am somehow responsible?

Sounds basically like an American drivers license. We just have a problem with National IDs. It stirs up apocalyptic ideas about 666, one world government, universal healthcare, stuff like that.

People have access to cleaner water, and a healthier diet now, than 200 years ago...and china is selling hardware. It's called Android, and iPhone

We don't take too kindly to educated peoples fleeing oppression to prosper in a free society in these parts.