Listening Post- Military and media special-10 Aug 08 -Part 2

[Rifleman452]

Holy fuck, get over it. Video games are just that..GAMES MADE FOR ENTERTAINMENT. If people want to join the army, its not because of video games... ITS THEIR GOD DAMN CHOICE. People need to fuck off, and stop worrying about this kind of shit...and of course they want to recruit people because how else do you get people into the military? Peace sucks a rotten cock, war is the motherfucking answer.

[elvislandia74]

US is the most evil country in the world, all the media produced is for brainwashing people.

That`s why i hate US is a dirty country. They will fall soon for their sins against mankind.

[frankixbox]

@elvislandia74 hahahahahah you think that its only the us your a fool

[preach1970]

Are you kidding me? The "recruitment video" is satire-parody produced by ovious Anti-Bush americans. To present it and John Stweart as serious non satire is irrespociable journalism.

you have just lost all credibilty with me.

[planesailing1]

Interesting, but the only people interviewed on effects of military games on military are academics. There seems to be a lot of guess work. No military personell are interviewed on how games have effected them.

Media in the past has glorified heroes. Biggles killing the pesky enemy. Sharpe on the battlefield killing the French. It seems strange people only see the effect of new games.

[ZB90]

The Ending gave me a good laugh

[nogimli]

sorry I meant...

"Imagine if I had to console,

The family of those slain,

I slain on game consoles,..."

Little Weapon by Lupe Fiasco

[nogimli]

"Imagine if I had the console,

The family of those slain,

I slain on game consoles,..."

Little Weapon by Lupe Fiasco

[ijosdeputisima]

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[osmenlol]

AJE does set out the news agenda.

Your not gonna see this in American media, never will you.

Thanks AJE.

[capt8ball]

I"ve heard a lot of this stuff before on MSNBC and NPR. Do they count as American Media?

[andreleroux12]

Yes

[Simirial]

to the persons staing issues of "starting a draft", this is exactly what the US has done in two ways.

1. dont't let your troops out of the military when there time ,(or tour) is up. e.g. Marines and Army NCO's extended and bribed with large bonuses.

2. Keep the population low on information and education, and at the same time lower the enlistment requirements.

In essence a "draft" has been inplemented

[manwiththecalicobag]

week ending not a dead body , or an amputated arm or leg to be seen .

is this a recuitment drive.

[cool70200]

hehe no more knocks on people's doors talking about signing up, use popular social cultures and video games.

Just promise(or lie convincingly to) the naive/masses; free money, free prosperity, free sex, free marijuana, free housing, low cost-no taxes and free medical care and they'll sign/pledge their souls to your cause/agenda by the billions :P

We're suckers for others gimmicks, not necessarily the truth, ouch.

Joker-

Those schemers!

[jnnycliff]

I believe no country want to start war, but I do believe bigger fish always hungry and well eat little fishes.

[AndiKandarre]

War should stay in movies and games, not in the real world!

[hajqbvii]

Good topic AlJazeera....

[UncleSamsRevenge]

unless people are willing to get drafted again, Americans have no bussiness whining about the use of these propaganda.

[DuffyD1982]

O believe me America has interest in every single country they can stick there nose especially now when economy is in bits. And Georgia is one of there main strategic desisions, and it's all supported by your mass medias which aswell try to affect people world wide, It's only US citizens who are blinded.. hopefully

[UncleSamsRevenge]

Wow thank you captain obvious. you want a cookie for typing up something everyone already knows? lolz

[manwiththecalicobag]

what the cowardly failed apartheid state of israel ,,,

[krum369]

well said duffy, the american gov't does stick its nose every were it can, and if it can't, it well make up excuses to do so.

[lastnymleft]

"unless people are willing to get drafted again, Americans have no bussiness whining about the use of these propaganda."

WTF?? How about just not starting any more wars?

[s4053674]

Are these games sold in the middle east at all??

[krum369]

the american gov't is fucked up, including its president.

[jnnycliff]

They fuck really bad, i'm wary about my generation. Bush generation is still ok because his got his SS money, but for us young people well eat dirt and drink sweat.

[bulluni]

Its the 21st century. As humans we are supposed to progress not go back to our barbaric days...

[UncleSamsRevenge]

you say "as humans" as if it should mean something. evolution have shaped humans to be the cruelest and most violent animal our only future is extinction, until then enjoy being on top of the food chain.

[bulluni]

Your right humans can be the cruelest most violent animal in the planet but we can also be the most caring and loving animal in the planet as well. Why do we have to be so damn negative about everything. I am optimistic about our species.

[ngarey]

I like cod 4 but I think it should be much more realistic and gory... show the true horrors of war.