OT: For all the genocidal dictators...

Will · #1 July 14th, 2002, 08:39 AM

sachmo · #2 July 14th, 2002, 05:16 PM

Whoa. That's pretty sick.

d0b · #3 July 15th, 2002, 10:33 AM

I wouldn't call it sick, it's a harmless bit of fun, not that I can see the entertainment value of clicking endlessly to glass one measly virtual planet.

Growltigga · #4 July 15th, 2002, 10:47 AM

I fundamentally disagree.. genocide is not something you should even make a joke out of. Think about the past cases of genocide (or attempted genocide) that have occurred... think of the consequences and the human fallout.

This is simply not suitable material to make a joke out of and personally, I would suggest the creators of this website grow up.

Pax · #5 July 15th, 2002, 11:14 AM

Oh, lighten up, people.

It's a website.

A game.

That's all it is. Yes, REAL genocide is a horrible, evil, deplorable thing.

But this website laughs in the fac eof that evil -- and well it should! That which we cannot or will not laugh at ... we give power to.

Growltigga · #6 July 15th, 2002, 11:56 AM

Pax, I dont find the fact that this is a GAME to really be any defence...

Would you find a "game" about, let's say, rape or child pornography acceptable?

By your argument, the fact that it is a game makes it appropriate irrespective of the subject matter.

How can this be right and/or acceptable?

geoschmo · #7 July 15th, 2002, 02:27 PM

Unfortunatly Gt, the fact that those topics are so objectionable does not mean they do not exsist. You can buy at your local retail computer store a game that has as it's main objective car jacking and murder, and another one that put's you in the role of a person running a multi-national drug cartel. The hypothetical examples you cite may in fact exsist somewhere in the unsavory netherworld of the net.

My first thought when I viewed this site was satirical in nature. Something along the lines of Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal", or at the least "The top 100 things to do as Evil Overlord". But I don't see anything nearly that clever with this site.

The "game" appears nothing more than a test to see who can click their mouse the most number of times.

Maybe the joke is that it's designed by a company that manufactures computer mice as a way to wear people's out so they will have to buy a new one. I see no redeming value to it.

But I suppose it's part of the price we pay for freedom of speech.

Geo

Growltigga · #8 July 15th, 2002, 02:56 PM

The hypothetical examples you cite may in fact exsist somewhere in the unsavory netherworld of the net.

They do exist. "Unsavoury netherworld of the net" is the understatement of the century I am afraid. The simple fact is that the internet has been the catalyst for the rapid expansion of every sort of crime into the global problem they are becoming today. Taking child pornography for example, if I told you the statistics for numbers of people who have these pictures on their machines, you would be looking round your offices in disgust, the problem is awesome.. I can go down to my colleagues who deal with internet based investigations and within 30 seconds, they will be able to find websites on pretty much every obscenity you can think of

My first thought when I viewed this site was satirical in nature. Something along the lines of Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal", or at the least "The top 100 things to do as Evil Overlord". But I don't see anything nearly that clever with this site.

You are too kind. The first thought I had at looking at this site is how the hell you start policing problems like this... the kind of arseholes (and I apologise for the use of that word) who create this sort of rubbish really should go to Cambodia, to Rwanda, to Serbia or to the Yad Vashem or Auschwitz and take a long-hard look at what they using as a base line for their jokes

The "game" appears nothing more than a test to see who can click their mouse the most number of times.

Well, be still my beating heart... not only do these cretins have a pathetic sense of humour, they cant even produce a decent game to go with it

But I suppose it's part of the price we pay for freedom of speech.

Freedom of Speech does not permit you to violate both public policy principals and public morality.

Freedom of Speech does not allow me to stand on my soapbox and advocate genocide, rape, abuse, child pornography or a whole host of other issues. Freedom of Speech should not allow stupid bloody websites like this.

Baron Munchausen · #9 July 15th, 2002, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Growltigga:

Take 100 mines, take 20 linedancers, take 1 stopwatch and then take bets

Psst... better change your sig if you want to rant about humor in poor taste...

Growltigga · #10 July 15th, 2002, 04:32 PM

Baron Munchausen, we are talking about linedancers, not anything more sinister..

It is hardly the same