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[Apr 30, 2012, 09:51 am ET] - Share - Viewing Comments

CNET Australia - Anders Breivik, video games and the militarisation of society.
Both critics and supporters of games and gaming, it seems, are unable or unwilling to address the big picture: that Western societies are undergoing a process of militarisation.

Militarisation is the social process through which societies are organised in ways that allow for the production of violence. According to the feminist writer Cynthia Enloe, militarisation describes a process through which individuals come to view militaristic ideas and military needs as being significant and the norm.

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Apr 30, 2012, 14:00

Draugr

LittleMe wrote on Apr 30, 2012, 12:40: The warfare/welfare state goes hand-in-hand. They are two sides of the same coin. If you want broad socialist policies ('central planning' to feel good), then you are also going to get militarism. This is one of the more sad/funny things I've read today. It's almost as sad as dimissing someone just because they are a girl and have an opinion on the subject! This article brings up a good subject of discussion (militarization) but then applies it to something completely stupid. If they really wanted to talk about militarization, why don't they talk about the militarization of police forces that's slowly occuring. With the Iraq Afghanistan wars drawing down the defence contractors are pushing their toys onto police depts, which is an actual thing, not just nonsense. It's funny because this person seems to want to blame video games, but since video games aren't the bogeyman they used to be, it seems like the author tries introducing 'militarization' (a word they know people don't like.) and then tying them together. Guess this is just more ridiculous aussie conservatism though. Not too surprising.

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Comment [quote="Draugr"Apr 30, 2012, 14:00][quote="LittleMe"Apr 30, 2012, 12:40] The warfare/welfare state goes hand-in-hand. They are two sides of the same coin. If you want broad socialist policies ('central planning' to feel good), then you are also going to get militarism. [/quote] This is one of the more sad/funny things I've read today. It's almost as sad as dimissing someone just because they are a girl and have an opinion on the subject! This article brings up a good subject of discussion (militarization) but then applies it to something completely stupid. If they really wanted to talk about militarization, why don't they talk about the militarization of police forces that's slowly occuring. With the Iraq Afghanistan wars drawing down the defence contractors are pushing their toys onto police depts, which is an actual thing, not just nonsense. It's funny because this person seems to want to blame video games, but since video games aren't the bogeyman they used to be, it seems like the author tries introducing 'militarization' (a word they know people don't like.) and then tying them together. Guess this is just more ridiculous aussie conservatism though. Not too surprising. [/quote]

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