Rush Limbaugh Defends Video Game Free Speech

[Flac00]

...the Democrats in theory are centrist, and in practice somewhat right of center.

What!? I live in a social democracy, and even I see Democrats are left to far-left today.

There are no centrists in Washington.

In fact, politicians tend to centralize to appeal to the biggest number of people.

We have the smallest tax burden of all first-world nations, relatively limited social programs and prevailing pro-traditionalism sentiments.

Middle-left is pseudo-socialism to socialism. Far-left is pseudo-communism. I don't really care what "you see;" your personal experience is irrelevant when compared to the massive amount of theorizing and studies performed by knowledgeable individuals (that isn't an insult--my personal experience is as anecdotal as yours by definition).

I don't know. Far left seems like socialism to me, not communism. No one in the US wants to promote communism (especially since it is COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM SOCIALISM). But I do understand what you are saying. Especially from an outside perspective, the US is actually sort of Right wing in comparison to nations like Britain and Sweden.

 

[Flac00]

Great -_- it would be better if he was against it.

Look on the bright side, if someone as duechy as him is for video-games, then everyone else has more than enough reason to be too.

 

[VanityGirl]

Great -_- it would be better if he was against it.

Why?

Better to have someone backing us than no one at all. The President damn sure won't back us; it is against his political party's agenda.

 

[mm2publish]

The problem with transfats is they are SO widespread these days and it's not like you can exactly ask a restaurant when you walk in.

So actually the government have a damn good right to try and get them banned if they're bad for your health. They can't ban you from going to McDonald's and KFC, but they should at least try and make sure something incredibly dangerous is banned.

OT: All politicians have good and bad points, this guy is obviously no exception.

I was just using that as an example. Despite that, my point still stands. Yes, trans fats are dangerous. Smoking and alcohol are INCREDIBLY dangerous, yet those are still around.

My problem with the idea that "Well, the government is just protecting you from dangerous stuff" is that it can be applied to so many things. Give the government too much control, all in the name of security, and you'll be in major trouble down the line.

You are totally right! The government should have no say so in the matter! If the government rules every aspect of our lives.. Well. That's called communism! Not freedom! and as for Rush. Well, anyone that's been strung out on "Hillbilly Heroin" can't be all bad!

 

[Mechanix]

It's pretty pathetic how many people are actually mad he is on our side with this issue. Stop being left-wing nutjobs, you're no better than Glenn Beck. This is a great thing, because many people listen to Rush Limbaugh and he can bring in much more support.

Every politician should support free speech.

 

[The AtticWarrior]

Go Rush!!

 

[thublihnk]

Link [http://kotaku.com/5677274/rush-limbaugh-defends-video-games-free-speech-says-this-is-where-the-battle-is]

I don't know what to think about this. I mean, I really hate Rush Limbaugh's pro-right wing politics, and therefore he is defending video games' rights to free speech.

Corrected.

Hardy har har. It's not a left/right issue, it's a matter of common sense and the constitution, which unlike certain crazies on the television will have you think, both sides support equally. That is to say, they both take equally giant missteps.

I agree. But he still supports freedom of speech due to his right-wing politics.

That's wrong! There's no cause/effect relationship between right or left wingers and freedom of speech cases. The one network that's come down hardest on video game free speech in that they've been making up ridiculous stories for years about how video games are killing our children is the Conservative network Fox News.

Read what I wrote, because I get the feeling that you didn't even skim it. I never said that believing in free speech in video games was a purely right wing position.

His politics ---> Lead him to believe things ---> One of these things is that video games should have the right to free speech

Many other right wingers have politics ---> That lead them to believe that video games should not have the right to free speech

Many leftists have politics ---> That lead them to believe that video games should have the right to free speech

Get what I'm saying? I agree with you, my point was that support of free speech in video games is not contradictory to right wing politics. I was clearing up the same assumption that you just believed (mistakenly) that I was making about leftists.

http://xkcd.com/169/
I don't know why you would think I 'just skimmed' your posts that were /never more than a sentence long/.

 

[JWW2]

Link [http://kotaku.com/5677274/rush-limbaugh-defends-video-games-free-speech-says-this-is-where-the-battle-is]

I don't know what to think about this. I mean, I really hate Rush Limbaugh's pro-right wing politics, and therefore he is defending video games' rights to free speech.

Corrected.

Hardy har har. It's not a left/right issue, it's a matter of common sense and the constitution, which unlike certain crazies on the television will have you think, both sides support equally. That is to say, they both take equally giant missteps.

I agree. But he still supports freedom of speech due to his right-wing politics.

That's wrong! There's no cause/effect relationship between right or left wingers and freedom of speech cases. The one network that's come down hardest on video game free speech in that they've been making up ridiculous stories for years about how video games are killing our children is the Conservative network Fox News.

Read what I wrote, because I get the feeling that you didn't even skim it. I never said that believing in free speech in video games was a purely right wing position.

His politics ---> Lead him to believe things ---> One of these things is that video games should have the right to free speech

Many other right wingers have politics ---> That lead them to believe that video games should not have the right to free speech

Many leftists have politics ---> That lead them to believe that video games should have the right to free speech

Get what I'm saying? I agree with you, my point was that support of free speech in video games is not contradictory to right wing politics. I was clearing up the same assumption that you just believed (mistakenly) that I was making about leftists.

http://xkcd.com/169/
I don't know why you would think I 'just skimmed' your posts that were /never more than a sentence long/.

Communicating badly =/= communicating briefly. Take my post. I said that Rush Limbaugh's politics led him to support freedom of speech in video games. Then there were people who assumed that I must mean that liberals do not support video game free speech or that only right wing politics support video game free speech. They were wrong to make these assumptions, and I told them exactly why.

And now, after I correct people about my post, you have nothing better to do but swoop in and assume that, because I was being brief in my post, I must have been trying to act smug. You have fallen into the same fallacy as the rest of them. Please improve the quality of your posts before responding.

 

[thublihnk]

Link [http://kotaku.com/5677274/rush-limbaugh-defends-video-games-free-speech-says-this-is-where-the-battle-is]

I don't know what to think about this. I mean, I really hate Rush Limbaugh's pro-right wing politics, and therefore he is defending video games' rights to free speech.

Corrected.

Hardy har har. It's not a left/right issue, it's a matter of common sense and the constitution, which unlike certain crazies on the television will have you think, both sides support equally. That is to say, they both take equally giant missteps.

I agree. But he still supports freedom of speech due to his right-wing politics.

That's wrong! There's no cause/effect relationship between right or left wingers and freedom of speech cases. The one network that's come down hardest on video game free speech in that they've been making up ridiculous stories for years about how video games are killing our children is the Conservative network Fox News.

Read what I wrote, because I get the feeling that you didn't even skim it. I never said that believing in free speech in video games was a purely right wing position.

His politics ---> Lead him to believe things ---> One of these things is that video games should have the right to free speech

Many other right wingers have politics ---> That lead them to believe that video games should not have the right to free speech

Many leftists have politics ---> That lead them to believe that video games should have the right to free speech

Get what I'm saying? I agree with you, my point was that support of free speech in video games is not contradictory to right wing politics. I was clearing up the same assumption that you just believed (mistakenly) that I was making about leftists.

http://xkcd.com/169/
I don't know why you would think I 'just skimmed' your posts that were /never more than a sentence long/.

Communicating badly =/= communicating briefly. Take my post. I said that Rush Limbaugh's politics led him to support freedom of speech in video games. Then there were people who assumed that I must mean that liberals do not support video game free speech or that only right wing politics support video game free speech. They were wrong to make these assumptions, and I told them exactly why.

And now, after I correct people about my post, you have nothing better to do but swoop in and assume that, because I was being brief in my post, I must have been trying to act smug. You have fallen into the same fallacy as the rest of them. Please improve the quality of your posts before responding.

So, you were put on probation for communicating poorly, now you're convinced that I just didn't read you right because I'm such a simpleton, and now you're creating a dummy account to evade your posting probation? Yeah, you seem like a pretty straight shooter.

 

[Madara XIII]

O__O....I actually agree!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[DeepComet5581]

Right wingers aren't supposed to be defending free speech.

That politician's a spy!

Spah sappin' mah policies!

 

[JWW2]

Link [http://kotaku.com/5677274/rush-limbaugh-defends-video-games-free-speech-says-this-is-where-the-battle-is]

I don't know what to think about this. I mean, I really hate Rush Limbaugh's pro-right wing politics, and therefore he is defending video games' rights to free speech.

Corrected.

Hardy har har. It's not a left/right issue, it's a matter of common sense and the constitution, which unlike certain crazies on the television will have you think, both sides support equally. That is to say, they both take equally giant missteps.

I agree. But he still supports freedom of speech due to his right-wing politics.

That's wrong! There's no cause/effect relationship between right or left wingers and freedom of speech cases. The one network that's come down hardest on video game free speech in that they've been making up ridiculous stories for years about how video games are killing our children is the Conservative network Fox News.

Read what I wrote, because I get the feeling that you didn't even skim it. I never said that believing in free speech in video games was a purely right wing position.

His politics ---> Lead him to believe things ---> One of these things is that video games should have the right to free speech

Many other right wingers have politics ---> That lead them to believe that video games should not have the right to free speech

Many leftists have politics ---> That lead them to believe that video games should have the right to free speech

Get what I'm saying? I agree with you, my point was that support of free speech in video games is not contradictory to right wing politics. I was clearing up the same assumption that you just believed (mistakenly) that I was making about leftists.

http://xkcd.com/169/
I don't know why you would think I 'just skimmed' your posts that were /never more than a sentence long/.

Communicating badly =/= communicating briefly. Take my post. I said that Rush Limbaugh's politics led him to support freedom of speech in video games. Then there were people who assumed that I must mean that liberals do not support video game free speech or that only right wing politics support video game free speech. They were wrong to make these assumptions, and I told them exactly why.

And now, after I correct people about my post, you have nothing better to do but swoop in and assume that, because I was being brief in my post, I must have been trying to act smug. You have fallen into the same fallacy as the rest of them. Please improve the quality of your posts before responding.

So, you were put on probation for communicating poorly, now you're convinced that I just didn't read you right because I'm such a simpleton, and now you're creating a dummy account to evade your posting probation? Yeah, you seem like a pretty straight shooter.

So what if I didn't need to write a paragraph to express my thoughts? And so what if I got put on probation for it? The point here isn't how the Escapist staff wants to run their forums, the point is that people assumed that I believed something that I didn't even say, and I corrected them, and then you accused me of poor communication.

 

[thublihnk]

Link [http://kotaku.com/5677274/rush-limbaugh-defends-video-games-free-speech-says-this-is-where-the-battle-is]

I don't know what to think about this. I mean, I really hate Rush Limbaugh's pro-right wing politics, and therefore he is defending video games' rights to free speech.

Corrected.

Hardy har har. It's not a left/right issue, it's a matter of common sense and the constitution, which unlike certain crazies on the television will have you think, both sides support equally. That is to say, they both take equally giant missteps.

I agree. But he still supports freedom of speech due to his right-wing politics.

That's wrong! There's no cause/effect relationship between right or left wingers and freedom of speech cases. The one network that's come down hardest on video game free speech in that they've been making up ridiculous stories for years about how video games are killing our children is the Conservative network Fox News.

Read what I wrote, because I get the feeling that you didn't even skim it. I never said that believing in free speech in video games was a purely right wing position.

His politics ---> Lead him to believe things ---> One of these things is that video games should have the right to free speech

Many other right wingers have politics ---> That lead them to believe that video games should not have the right to free speech

Many leftists have politics ---> That lead them to believe that video games should have the right to free speech

Get what I'm saying? I agree with you, my point was that support of free speech in video games is not contradictory to right wing politics. I was clearing up the same assumption that you just believed (mistakenly) that I was making about leftists.

http://xkcd.com/169/
I don't know why you would think I 'just skimmed' your posts that were /never more than a sentence long/.

Communicating badly =/= communicating briefly. Take my post. I said that Rush Limbaugh's politics led him to support freedom of speech in video games. Then there were people who assumed that I must mean that liberals do not support video game free speech or that only right wing politics support video game free speech. They were wrong to make these assumptions, and I told them exactly why.

And now, after I correct people about my post, you have nothing better to do but swoop in and assume that, because I was being brief in my post, I must have been trying to act smug. You have fallen into the same fallacy as the rest of them. Please improve the quality of your posts before responding.

So, you were put on probation for communicating poorly, now you're convinced that I just didn't read you right because I'm such a simpleton, and now you're creating a dummy account to evade your posting probation? Yeah, you seem like a pretty straight shooter.

So what if I didn't need to write a paragraph to express my thoughts? And so what if I got put on probation for it? The point here isn't how the Escapist staff wants to run their forums, the point is that people assumed that I believed something that I didn't even say, and I corrected them, and then you accused me of poor communication.

Perhaps if you were actually paying attention to people who were correcting you and realized that everyone who read your post thought that you were communicating an idea that you claim you weren't, you would realize; hey. Maybe you were communicating poorly. Maybe your succinct and pithy thoughts aren't very well written at all. Think about it.

I'm off.

 

[Vash108]

Which party was for the fairness doctrine recently? Speaking of free speech.

 

[mike1921]

It's pretty pathetic how many people are actually mad he is on our side with this issue. Stop being left-wing nutjobs, you're no better than Glenn Beck. This is a great thing, because many people listen to Rush Limbaugh and he can bring in much more support.

Every politician should support free speech.

Yea, seriously. I hate Rush Limaugh with a passion but if he agrees with me on some issues GOOD. I prefer a crazy guy who is actually consistent to some asshole who never disagrees with his party

 

[Cryo84R]

Rush Limbaugh == Opposed to excessive government meddling.

The California anti-game law == Excessive government meddling.

Is it really so surprising that he'd side against the anti-game law? Because it shouldn't be, unless everything you know about Limbaugh was derived from Moveon.org or the DailyKos (in other words, everything you know about him is a lie or a distortion). And it's just laughable that some people have decided that simply because Limbaugh is endorsing the position THAT DIRECTLY BENEFITS THEM that now they're going to support the anti-game law. Really? Are you that brainwashed? Do you even know who the man is?

Admittedly, he's not always right. He starts saying some ridiculously stupid things whenever the issue of evolution comes up. I can't defend those kinds of statements nor do I intend to. But generally speaking, when it comes to the matter of civil rights (he's in favor of preserving them, in case you're confused) and governance, I find myself agreeing with him. Also, if you need a hint that maybe your political ideology isn't for you, let me define modern liberalism as I did Limbaugh and the anti-game law:

Modern Liberalism == Absolutely adores excessive government meddling, including what kinds of video games you can play, and indeed, how you live every aspect of your life.

So, if you're a liberal and yet you don't want your videogames to be regulated into oblivion, then maybe it's time to take a step back, reevaluate your life, and adopt a new, better ideology that better conforms to what you want out of life? Like, say, anything but liberalism? Well, I don't blame you if you don't. Peer pressure is pretty good at overriding logic, after all.

I'm just going to quote this man. I would do it again a thousand times if I could.